Ventnor, England
Blackgang Chine
The UK's oldest theme park slowly slips away.
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Ventnor, England
The UK's oldest theme park slowly slips away.
Tintagel, England
Part museum, part piece of Arthurian-inspired history, this stately hall attracts King Arthur fans from miles away.
Launceston, England
Now nearly dry, this lake is said to be the ancient home of the Lady of the Lake, and was once thought to be bottomless.
Avebury, England
The largest stone circle in the world has ended up bringing up more questions than it has answered.
Glastonbury, England
Fascinating town where normal life interfaces with the occult.
London, England
This massive collection of British military artifacts includes the heartbreaking personal letters of the men in the trenches of WWI.
East Molesey, England
England's oldest surviving hedge maze has been confusing visitors for over 300 years.
Cheddar, England
Museum about life, death, and cannibalism in the Stone Age.
Yelverton, England
This tangled English forest looks like something right out of a fairytale.
London, England
Hear the quietest sound from across the dome.
Tintagel, England
A fantastic castle rumored to be the birthplace of King Arthur.
Amesbury, England
Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world
Wareham, England
In 1943 the British military took control of this village, telling residents they had to leave temporarily. The villagers were never allowed to return.
Guildford, England
This public pool is one of the last remaining lidos of the countless built in the 1930's as public works projects in the United Kingdom.
Clayton, Georgia
A curious whirlpool formation supposedly capable of entangling or engulfing branches, tree trunks, or whole rafts full of hapless tourists.
Roudbar Alamout, Iran
This ruined fortress was the stronghold for a persecuted medieval leader and his infamous Assassins.
Lahore, Pakistan
These stairs were built to accommodate royals mounted on elephants.
Bran, Romania
The possible imprisonment of Vlad the Impaler here earned the medieval castle its nickname, "Dracula's Castle."
Tallinn, Estonia
The Guardian of Tallinn.
Helsinki, Finland
A subterranean house of worship carved right out of the bedrock.
Mdina, Malta
This unique building in the main square stands out among the city's typically Baroque architecture.
Takht Bhai, Pakistan
One of the last surviving ancient Buddhist sites in the region, it escaped the brunt of several Hun invasions thanks to its remote location.
Szatmárcseke, Hungary
Hundreds of boat-shaped headstones fill this graveyard as part of a centuries-old custom with mysterious origins.
Budapest, Hungary
The mummified right fist of a 1,000-year-old saint-king sits inside an ornate golden reliquary.