Stratford-upon-Avon, England
Garden of Heroes and Villains
One of the largest sculpture collections in the U.K. features history's greats, from Bob Dylan to Galileo, in bronze.
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Stratford-upon-Avon, England
One of the largest sculpture collections in the U.K. features history's greats, from Bob Dylan to Galileo, in bronze.
Buxton, England
This beautiful "lagoon" is actually a toxic soup filled with cars, carcasses, and trash. When warnings couldn't stop people from going for a dip, the town dyed it black.
London, England
The John Snow Memorial marks the epicenter of London's 1854 cholera epidemic.
Leek, England
This haunting stone chasm is a hotbed of mossy rock and English legend.
Nottingham, England
The oldest inn in England served brew to the crusaders.
Hythe, England
A house of bones — but nobody is quite sure to whom they belong.
Avebury, England
The largest stone circle in the world has ended up bringing up more questions than it has answered.
London, England
The monster at the center of the Darwin Center Spirit Collection.
Chester, England
Western Europe's only representation of a Roman goddess still in its original location sits in an unassuming park.
London, England
Remnants of cells from the most notorious London prison may lie in the basement of a rare Victorian Gin Palace.
Camelford, England
A 6th-century stone lies at the site of the mythical battle waged between King Arthur and his nemesis Mordred.
North Chideock, England
These ancient sunken lanes were naturally tunneled into the soft ground by countless footsteps.
Littledean, England
A 200-year-old prison that now houses a peculiar crime museum.
East Molesey, England
England's oldest surviving hedge maze has been confusing visitors for over 300 years.
Prague, Czechia
A giant interactive periodic table with real samples of the elements.
Konitsa, Greece
One of the largest single-span stone-arch bridges in the Balkans looks like something straight out of a fairytale.
Uppsala, Sweden
A large collection of ancient runestones decorates this university courtyard.
Glenreagh, Ireland
It's said this geological anomaly was caused when the Devil took a bite out of the Irish mountainside.
Bramhope, England
This Gothic castle-like portal is a testament to the amazing craftsmanship of the navvies who built the railway tunnel.
London, England
This East End pub gained notoriety as the site where gangster Ronnie Kray publicly shot a rival.
London, England
An architectural oddity hides in plain sight on this iconic London bridge.
Oviedo, Spain
It's believed these prehistoric individuals were the victims of cannibalism.
Uppsala, Sweden
This mysterious runestone embedded in a church wall is linked to the medieval cult of Saint Erik.
Uppsala, Sweden
A rare rune stone dedicated to a woman.