Newcastle upon Tyne, England
The Vampire Rabbit of Newcastle
This century-old grotesque has a mysterious history and may not actually be a rabbit.
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Newcastle upon Tyne, England
This century-old grotesque has a mysterious history and may not actually be a rabbit.
Birnam, Scotland
This Birnam-based garden honors the legacy of 19th-century children’s book author Beatrix Potter.
Charmouth, England
Cliffs full of fossils at the portal to England's Jurassic Coast.
Glasgow, Scotland
This Scottish museum is the only one in the world to focus not on one religion but all of them.
Coleford, England
On this wooded path, a stained-glass window creates a spellbinding forest cathedral.
Ripon, England
Although it appears ancient and mysterious, the quirky folly was actually built 200 years ago by an eccentric estate owner.
London, England
A museum wholly devoted to juvenescence.
Burnley, England
A metal tree emits eerie, melodic notes on top of Lancashire's Crown Point.
Aviemore, Scotland
Britain's only herd of free-ranging reindeer.
Coverham, England
A modern English garden of eccentric beasts, follies, and oddities.
England
Once thought to be the mysterious work of a witchy prophetess, a well with unusual properties turns objects into "stone".
Grangemouth, Scotland
The heads of two giant mythological water horses honor Scotland's horselord past.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Summer in Scotland begins with a spectacularly wild and colorful event rooted in ancient pagan traditions.
London, England
A naturally mummified 2,000-year-old man.
Isle of Skye, Scotland
On this stunning Scottish island, you can walk in the footsteps of dinosaurs.
Bushmills, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland's Brobdingnagian stepping stones.
Sandwick, Scotland
Amazing and mysterious Neolithic settlement on Scotland's Orkney Islands.
London, England
The curios of pharmacist and collector Henry Wellcome.
London, England
A student driver's nightmare.
London, England
The quaint little store that is said to have inspired a famous Dickens novel was only given its name after the book was released.
Alnwick, England
The sign at the garden gate reads: “These Plants Can Kill.”
London, England
Hidden beneath the streets of London is a secret subway that only carried mail.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The fountain marks the area where hundreds of accused witches were burned at the stake.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This 17th-century street hidden beneath Edinburgh was once a breeding ground for the black death.