Penzance, England
Minack Theatre
A open air theatre built on a cliff by an eccentric British woman.
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Penzance, England
A open air theatre built on a cliff by an eccentric British woman.
Botallack, Cornwall
These picturesque ruins crumble beautifully into the ocean.
Carbis Bay, England
A quirky mausoleum celebrated once every five years with young dancing girls, widows, a tax man, and more.
Marazion, England
A island reachable by a causeway at low tide is possibly one of the earliest Western European locations to be identified in text.
St Mawes, England
A 16th-century artillery fort built to protect England against European invasion.
Truro, England
Grab a cuppa at England's first and only domestic tea plantation.
Saint Blazey, England
The largest greenhouse in the world is home to over one million types of plants.
Lostwithiel, England
The ruins of an 11th-century Norman castle with a rare, perfectly circular shape.
Bodmin, England
This antique prison is a tourist attraction with a sordid past.
St Neot, England
A haunted slate mine turned concert hall and a hidden fairy garden.
Plymouth, England
After several centuries as the home of coastal defenses, this island is full of history—and maybe ghosts.
Torcross, England
A disastrous D-Day rehearsal was relatively unknown until this sunken tank was discovered 40 years later.
Kingsbridge, England
Take a sea tractor to the Art Deco hotel on the island that inspired Agatha Christie.
Rowde, England
This section of the Kennet and Avon Canal has been designated the same level of heritage protection as Stonehenge.
Devizes, England
The plaques around this 19th-century structure recall some rather strange tales.
Marlborough, England
It's possible to walk inside one of the largest Neolithic tombs in Britain.
Marlborough, England
Europe's largest prehistoric mound – burial site of a legendary king?
Avebury, England
The largest stone circle in the world has ended up bringing up more questions than it has answered.
Bragar, Scotland
A whale's jawbone and a malfunctioning harpoon welcome you to the village of Bragar and its lore.
Carloway, Scotland
A magnificent, iconic stone tower in the Scottish Highlands.
Baile an Truiseil, Scotland
The 5,000-year-old megalith is believed to be Scotland's tallest standing stone.
Callanish, Scotland
The mysterious megaliths have enchanted and intrigued visitors for thousands of years.
Outer Hebrides, Scotland
An impressive piece of infrastructure that seems outsized when considering it serves an island with a population of less than 300.
Outer Hebrides, Scotland
A memorial dedicated to a boating accident that was bringing troops back home from World War I.