London, England
Elfin Oak
This ancient oak plays host to carvings of magical elves, gnomes, witches, and other creatures prominent in local folklore.
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London, England
This ancient oak plays host to carvings of magical elves, gnomes, witches, and other creatures prominent in local folklore.
London, England
A recently restored Shoreditch landmark with ties to Jack the Ripper.
London, England
The next-door homes of two very different musicians, George Frideric Handel and Jimi Hendrix.
London, England
The collection contains over 25,000 items and details the painful dental practices of the past.
London, England
This historic building displays the remains of a victim of the devastating 14th-century plague.
London, England
An archive of ceramic eggs painted to record clowns' personal makeup designs.
London, England
These docile dragons are ideal inhabitants for the conservatory greenhouses.
London, England
A roadside shrine to a late rock god only remains thanks to the unyielding efforts of his fans.
London, England
This beautiful deer park was built so King Charles I and his court could go hunting while escaping a deadly plague outbreak.
London, England
This coffee shop lies hidden beneath a historic church.
London, England
The taxidermied remains of a once-great parrot.
London, England
A domino effect created with Britain’s iconic telephone boxes.
London, England
A monument to the thrice mayor of London who according to lore made his fortune by selling his rat-chasing cat.
Glasgow, Scotland
Climb this overlooked gem's spiral staircase and you'll be rewarded with spectacular views of Glasgow.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The taxidermy remains of the first mammal ever cloned from an adult cell are on display in Edinburgh.
Dunino, Scotland
A site of pagan worship which still attracts people looking for fairies.
Isle of Eigg, Scotland
This cramped crevasse saw the entire population of its island suffocated inside its depths.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Summer in Scotland begins with a spectacularly wild and colorful event rooted in ancient pagan traditions.
Paisley, Scotland
A familiar otherworldly creature guards this 12th-century Scottish abbey.
Wilkieston, Scotland
Large-scale contemporary artworks tower over fields and lurk in forests around a Jacobean manor house.
North Berwick, Scotland
The one-time stronghold of the noble Douglas family, now home to ghost sightings and nesting birds.
Ardtalnaig, Scotland
Monty Python fans will recognize this abandoned mine as the Cave of the Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog.
Grangemouth, Scotland
The heads of two giant mythological water horses honor Scotland's horselord past.
Outer Hebrides, Scotland
The last inhabitants of one of the U.K.'s most remote islands were evacuated in 1930.