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19th century museum with an eclectic mix of curiosities, from Egyptian artifacts to items on archery history to the skull of the world's oldest horse.

Follow the original medieval paths that wind through this intriguing section of the city.

One of Europe's oldest libraries.

The townhouse where the English poet created some of his most influential work has been preserved in tribute.

An English artist has turned an unassuming ex-council house into a time-lost house of mystery.

No one knows who created the statues or if they are arranged properly—let alone the artwork's real name.

This romantic, decaying 13th-century ruin on the edge of Sherwood Forest is reputedly one of England's most haunted places.

The lab where the scientist made his groundbreaking discoveries is preserved on the basement floor of the Faraday Museum.

Explore nearly 400 years of English middle-class home life.

Lovers proclaim their unbreakable bond by leaving their names on locks fastened onto the Shoreditch fence in East London.

Fantastically decorated underground chambers built in the 1760s.

This Gothic Revival castle used as a shooting location for "The Secret Garden" and other films.

Harry Potter once visited this massive limestone cliff, which was carved by an ancient glacial river.

Dating back almost 400 years, the oldest public collection library in the United Kingdom was once the study hall of Karl Marx.

The oldest inn in England served brew to the crusaders.

Traveling collection of amazing automata.

This medieval sanctuary's tree-framed door looks like a portal to a mythical realm.

Below a historic English market town lies a secret underground city complete with kitchens, laundries, storerooms, and an underground lake.

This 1920s Dutch barge is now a floating bookstore.

Fascinating town where normal life interfaces with the occult.

These ancient sunken lanes were naturally tunneled into the soft ground by countless footsteps.

The largest cave chamber in Britain—big enough to fit a whole cathedral inside.

A Victorian Gothic masterpiece housing a world-class collection of rare books and manuscripts.

A modern English garden of eccentric beasts, follies, and oddities.