Edinburgh, Scotland
The Writers' Museum
This small museum in a 17th-century building honors three iconic Scottish writers.
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Edinburgh, Scotland
This small museum in a 17th-century building honors three iconic Scottish writers.
Skipton, England
This lovely little burbling creek is actually a deadly waterway that has dragged down everyone who ever set foot in it.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Now home to a drinking establishment, this building has a macabre history.
London, England
This artist's home turned gallery/museum preserves the creator's love of "Eastern" influences.
Manchester, England
Dating back almost 400 years, the oldest public collection library in the United Kingdom was once the study hall of Karl Marx.
Milton, Scotland
This Scottish bridge seems to compel dogs to leap to their death.
Isle of Iona, Scotland
A small island abbey is the final resting place of many medieval Scottish monarchs, including the real Macbeth.
Ruthin, Wales
This abandoned asylum in Wales might look haunted, but it's still beautiful.
London, England
Pop culture has helped to keep this iconic British building from being destroyed.
Tintagel, England
It is said the legendary wizard once lived in this sea cave beneath Tintagel Castle.
Manchester, England
A Victorian Gothic masterpiece housing a world-class collection of rare books and manuscripts.
Outer Hebrides, Scotland
The last inhabitants of one of the U.K.'s most remote islands were evacuated in 1930.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A beautiful Greco-Roman structure houses a well once believed to have healing powers.
Stow-on-the-Wold, England
This medieval sanctuary's tree-framed door looks like a portal to a mythical realm.
England
Surreal riveted sea forts once protected the Kent shores from German attack.
Alnwick, England
This iconic 1,000-year-old medieval castle is a favorite of the film industry, most notably as the location for Hogwarts in Harry Potter.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Come for the oysters, stay for the priceless art honoring inventors across history and Scotland's favorite outdoor sports.
London, England
The bar where "The Great Train Robbery" was planned was once a nexus of high society and low morals.
Ardtalnaig, Scotland
Monty Python fans will recognize this abandoned mine as the Cave of the Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog.
Polldubh, Scotland
The highest peak in the United Kingdom has a history of physics, specters, and a pilgrimage of strange objects.
London, England
An small and easily overlooked archaeology museum chock full of Egyptian artifacts.
London, England
A Roman spa buried deep beneath the City of London.
London, England
The sixth of London's "Magnificent Seven" cemeteries, and a source of unlikely inspiration to Beatrix Potter.
Callanish, Scotland
The mysterious megaliths have enchanted and intrigued visitors for thousands of years.