Weston, England
Hawkstone Park
Created hundreds of years ago, the magical follies and landscapes at this park were almost lost to time before being restored.
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Weston, England
Created hundreds of years ago, the magical follies and landscapes at this park were almost lost to time before being restored.
Chester, England
Chester Cathedral is home to a unique painting crafted on a canvas of cobwebs.
Chester, England
The western face was supposedly left clock-less to snub the Welsh.
Trevor, Wales
The longest and tallest aqueduct in Britain can actually be sailed across.
Morda, England
The sculpture is made of more than 100,000 knives collected to raise awareness about violence.
Stokesay, England
A 13th-century fortified manor house that was once sieged during the English Civil War.
Durham, England
Though this bridge was originally built in the 12th century, only one of its 10 arches dates back that far.
Durham, England
Hundreds of years ago, this lion-shaped door knocker could help a person accused of a crime find temporary safe haven in Durham Cathedral.
Holy Island of Lindisfarne, England
Twice a day this ancient path disappears with the tides, leaving the Holy Island of Lindisfarne out to sea.
Holy Island of Lindisfarne, England
This tidal island, a sacred site in early English Christianity, was the target of a notable Viking invasion.
Alnwick, England
The sign at the garden gate reads: “These Plants Can Kill.”
Alnwick, England
This giant wooden treehouse within a sprawling garden has its own eatery.
Alnwick, England
This iconic 1,000-year-old medieval castle is a favorite of the film industry, most notably as the location for Hogwarts in Harry Potter.
Morpeth, England
This enchanting Victorian estate was home to the world's first hydroelectric power generator.
Kielder, England
England's "pier at the end of the universe" unites astronomy and contemporary architecture.
Chester, England
Once the last route taken by condemned prisoners.
Chester, England
Mysteriously stacked storefront paths give this medieval British town an iconic style like none other.
Nantwich, England
Each year a new straw behemoth is born.
Plymouth, England
Overlooking the spot where the Pilgrims boarded the Mayflower stands Devon's answer to the Colossus of Rhodes.
Hertford, England
Believed to be the largest single-stemmed oak tree in England.
Cambridge, England
Numberless clock creates a meal of time for the dreaded, insectile Chronophage.
Cambridge, England
This tree was grafted from the actual tree that led Isaac Newton to ponder the theory of gravity.
Tring, England
Each spring this woodland floor is carpeted with purplish flowers as far as the eye can see.
Gräfenhainichen, Germany
Retirement home for giant obsolete machines.