London, England
Long John Silver Figurehead Collection
The world's largest collection of ship figureheads includes figures from legends and history alike, from Sir Lancelot to Abraham Lincoln.
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London, England
The world's largest collection of ship figureheads includes figures from legends and history alike, from Sir Lancelot to Abraham Lincoln.
Sandown, England
This purpose-built dinosaur museum is shaped like a pterodactyl and holds fossils that were found in its very village.
Alton, England
A creepy tree with a local legend that inspired a nearby theme park ride.
London, England
The medieval woodcut-style artwork chronicles life in medieval London.
Brighton, England
The rotting skeleton of a shoreside fun fair that was destroyed by fire and storms still haunts the Brighton ocean view.
London, England
The pockmarks across the building's facade are remnants of the Blitz.
Greatstone, England
Huge concrete structures designed as an early warning system for Britain to detect enemy aircraft.
Nottingham, England
A spooky juxtaposition of caves and graves gives this legend-filled cemetery a particularly haunting vibe.
London, England
The last four extravagant street signs of London's historic banking street.
London, England
These morbid carvings remind churchgoers of the inevitability of death.
Oxford, England
An Oxford museum where visitors can have tea with the Mad Hatter and climb through the wardrobe to a fantasy land.
London, England
An incarceration museum on the spot of possibly the oldest prison in England.
London, England
This shop and gallery is a modern-day cabinet of curiosities, unassumingly positioned along an urban thoroughfare.
Shanklin, England
This stream-carved gorge has inspired poets, hidden smugglers, and trained soldiers, all without losing its beauty.
London, England
This bewitching Babylonian goddess haunts a hallway of the British Museum.
Cambridge, England
Local legend says Isaac Newton built this footbridge without any screws, bolts, or nails.
York, England
This network of narrow, medieval passages has the most delightful name.
London, England
An architectural oddity hides in plain sight on this iconic London bridge.
East Sussex, England
England's most notorious suicide spot.
Tintagel, England
It is said the legendary wizard once lived in this sea cave beneath Tintagel Castle.
London, England
After nearly 60 years, there's still a bear at Paddington Station looking for help.
Amesbury, England
Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world
Boscastle, England
The world's largest collection of witchcraft regalia.
London, England
Catacombs turned marketplace.