Chesterfield, England
Chesterfield's Crooked Spire
The whimsical twist of this spire was either caused by the Devil, an unexpected virgin, or lead.
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Chesterfield, England
The whimsical twist of this spire was either caused by the Devil, an unexpected virgin, or lead.
Gloucester, England
Every year locals tumble 650 feet down to the bottom of the hill chasing a Double Gloucester cheese.
Peterborough, England
The intended purpose of this unfinished Elizabethan building remains a mystery.
Sheffield, England
A brick foundation and piles of listing building materials are all that remains of this World War II POW camp.
Salford, England
This dreamy street will transport you to wintertime in Victorian England.
Dunblane, Scotland
The oldest library in Scotland was built from the remains of a church to hold a churchman's library.
Kenilworth, England
This ruined medieval castle was the scene of Lord Robert Dudley’s seductive reception for Queen Elizabeth I.
Birmingham, England
This historic abandoned train station looks like a stop for ghost trains.
Manchester, England
A 19th-century time capsule of travel, fiction, and historic texts still available to the public.
Bristol, England
One of the largest megalithic complexes in England, which local legend holds is a wedding party turned to stone by the Devil.
Liverpool, England
Gutted during the Liverpool Blitz, this architectural husk has been left destroyed in honor of the dead.
Sheffield, England
This lovely ancestral home inspired the author D.H. Lawrence, and features a tunnel made out of a living willow.
Salisbury, England
Ancient human remains unearthed around the iconic monument.
Bedford, England
A historic house devoted to the teachings of a 1700's prophetess and her mysterious box of revelations.
Chester, England
A rare wooden coffin set vertically into the Gothic arch of an ruined church.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The colorful stairs are made with marble from the world's major quarries.
Johnstone, Scotland
A mysterious ruin shrouded in more folklore than fact.
Gateside, Scotland
This unusual rock looks like a giant, otherworldly mushroom sprouting atop a cave.
Oxford, England
The medieval legend behind this holy well was one of the inspirations behind "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland."
Wigtown, Scotland
This seaside Scottish holiday rental lets you live out your bookselling dreams.
Brighton, England
This tunnel entrance is built to resemble a grand castle but no one is quite sure why.
Tintagel, England
Part museum, part piece of Arthurian-inspired history, this stately hall attracts King Arthur fans from miles away.
West Malling, England
A Neolithic burial site built 1,000 years before Stonehenge.
Baile an Truiseil, Scotland
The 5,000-year-old megalith is believed to be Scotland's tallest standing stone.