Pittenweem, Scotland
St. Fillan's Cave
This tiny little cave was said to have been a refuge for a saint with a glowing arm.
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Pittenweem, Scotland
This tiny little cave was said to have been a refuge for a saint with a glowing arm.
West Wycombe, England
Human-made caves excavated to hide a secret society of wealthy pagans.
Faringdon, England
The granddaddy of English geoglyphs dates back to the late Bronze Age.
Great Missenden, England
This magical museum celebrates the life and work of a seminal children's book writer (and occasional spy).
London, England
The first tunnel to be dug beneath a river, repurposed as an art and museum space.
London, England
Explore nearly 400 years of English middle-class home life.
Skipton, England
Harry Potter once visited this massive limestone cliff, which was carved by an ancient glacial river.
Keswick, England
Stonehenge has nothing on Castlerigg’s views.
London, England
This luxury shopping lane has been protected by its own tiny police force for over a century.
Mow Cop, England
This crumbling folly looks like an enchanted left over from Middle Earth.
Oxford, England
J.R.R Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and other "Inklings" met at the Oxford pub to discuss the now legendary fantasy stories they were writing.
London, England
A famous burial ground with a history both grim and literary.
Avebury, England
The largest stone circle in the world has ended up bringing up more questions than it has answered.
London, England
The John Snow Memorial marks the epicenter of London's 1854 cholera epidemic.
Glastonbury, England
Fascinating town where normal life interfaces with the occult.
Ripon, England
One of the oldest and certainly best preserved Cistercian abbeys still in existence.
Grangemouth, Scotland
The heads of two giant mythological water horses honor Scotland's horselord past.
London, England
This legendary stone is of unknown origin, and throughout history has been a literal touchstone for British leaders.
London, England
After nearly 60 years, there's still a bear at Paddington Station looking for help.
Coverham, England
A modern English garden of eccentric beasts, follies, and oddities.
London, England
Scattered throughout London are ancient remnants of the city's former bounding wall.
Nottingham, England
When it came to designing his own small office building, the eccentric architect wasn't afraid to show the world what he could do.
Nottingham, England
Hidden in a grotto 26 feet below Nottingham's oldest hotel, this stylish subterranean drinking den is notoriously hard to find.
London, England
A cluttered and astounding collection of antiquities and curiosities.