London, England
The Tower Ravens
Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.
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London, England
Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.
Middlesbrough, England
The final resting place of a celebrated First Nations man who traveled through England with a snake oil salesman.
Hull, England
What looks like missing grout is actually an old pub's peephole.
Stapleford, England
Left by the Devil, an ancient quarry or just plain old erosion, this enigmatic rock pillar rises 28 feet from the hillside.
Chester, England
Western Europe's only representation of a Roman goddess still in its original location sits in an unassuming park.
Chester, England
A rare wooden coffin set vertically into the Gothic arch of an ruined church.
Chester, England
A mysterious demonic figure peers down from its perch within the gorgeous Chester Cathedral.
Ards, Northern Ireland
Legend says the water within these mysterious sacred springs stays cold even when boiled.
Elgin, Scotland
A baffling beast so absurd a town councilman called it "intellectual vomit in technicolor."
Ashton-in-Makerfield, England
Quirky outsider art transforms this garden shop into a little stone fantasyland.
Hastings, England
Every May, townspeople welcome summer with a bizarre pagan parade led by a man wrapped in garlands.
Sheffield, England
The whimsical steel spider lurking in the shadows of this suspension bridge shows that engineers can have a sense of humor.
Southwold, England
Keep a lookout for replicas of this wooden soldier hiding in plain sight all around town.
Whipsnade, England
This unusual geoglyph was built as a warning so low-flying aircraft wouldn't scare the zoo animals.
Berkeley, England
The "father of immunology" used this humble hut to offer the local people some of the world's first free vaccinations.
Ballasalla, Isle of Man
Mysterious chains and iron stakes adorn this strange grave, with no explanation.
London, England
Black cat statues guard this temple-like Egyptian revival factory.
St John's, Isle of Man
An unusual monument to a 19th-century circus star.
Knaresborough, England
A 600-year-old mini shrine guarded by a sword-wielding knight hides in a crumbling cliff face.
Eyam, England
One of the U.K's earliest public water supplies is within the "plague village."
Leeds, England
The bizarre headgear looks like it was made for a fool, not a king.
Holy Island of Lindisfarne, England
These upturned herring boats make nifty storage sheds for fishing goods.
Brighton, England
A vintage penny arcade hidden in the back of a fun fair-themed bar.
Hull, England
Explore Hull's historic Old Town by following the sea creatures scattered throughout its charmingly cobbled streets.