Amesbury, England
Stonehenge
Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world
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Amesbury, England
Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world
London, England
The curios of pharmacist and collector Henry Wellcome.
London, England
A 1,215-foot tunnel transports pedestrians beneath the River Thames.
London, England
Winding paths and ramshackle mausoleums in the oldest "park cemetery" in London.
London, England
The perfectly preserved underground rooms where Churchill plotted the war against Germany.
Isle of Skye, Scotland
Islanders once used this dramatic, otherworldly landscape to hide their cattle from Viking raiders.
Isle of Skye, Scotland
Ancient cliffs resembling a kilt on Scotland’s second-largest island emit an entrancing sound.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Accessible only at low tide, the deserted island is dotted with World War II ruins.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A 18th century graveyard and its astonishing cortege of macabre iconography.
Craighat, Scotland
A strange rock with a sinister reputation lurks within the crimson waters of this Scottish glen.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The fountain marks the area where hundreds of accused witches were burned at the stake.
Holywell, Wales
The oldest continual pilgrimage site in Britain was supposedly created by a gruesome beheading.
Crymych, Wales
The Stonehenge of Wales is one of the grandest neolithic dolmens still in existence.
Borth, Wales
A 4,500-year-old forest is slowly being revealed from beneath the sands of a Welsh beach.
Blaenau Ffestiniog, Wales
A subterranean playground in an abandoned slate mine.
Bodnant Hall, Wales
A breathtaking flower tunnel bursts with beautiful golden blossoms.
Llangennith, Wales
A rocky sea serpent hides caves, blowholes, and a spectacular natural bridge.
Pembroke, Wales
A hermit's tiny cell built into the cliffside that saved him in South Pembrokeshire.
Downpatrick, Northern Ireland
A medieval abbey featured on 'Game of Thrones' that dates back to the 12th century.
Ballycastle, Northern Ireland
The lake that fills and empties itself at random.
Larne, Northern Ireland
This gnarled old tree supposedly sprouted from seeds kept in the pocket of a 16th-century Spanish sailor.
Downpatrick, Northern Ireland
A boulder in the Churchyard of Down Cathedral marks the legendary burial place of "The Apostle of Ireland."
Belfast, Northern Ireland
An Irish cemetery filled with victims of political strife and violent conflict, including the grave of Bobby Sands.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
These barriers stand as stark reminders of Northern Ireland's troubled past.