Nottingham, England
The Lost Caves
Hidden in a grotto 26 feet below Nottingham's oldest hotel, this stylish subterranean drinking den is notoriously hard to find.
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Nottingham, England
Hidden in a grotto 26 feet below Nottingham's oldest hotel, this stylish subterranean drinking den is notoriously hard to find.
Nykøbing Falster, Denmark
This secret collection of the strange and occult was rediscovered in a forgotten room of an old house.
Paris, France
A museum of magic with a Sadist past.
Maisons-Alfort, France
The only remaining collection of flayed figures made by French "madman" Honoré Fragonard.
Paris, France
A horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.
Bristol, England
One of Bristol's best-hidden gems has ties to Lord Byron, whence it became the nation's first reformatory school for girls.
Winchester, England
A medieval replica of King Arthur's legendary table, the Round Table hanging in Winchester Castle was decorated by Henry VIII.
London, England
The lab where the scientist made his groundbreaking discoveries is preserved on the basement floor of the Faraday Museum.
London, England
The last remaining example of the boatmen's perches that once dotted the south bank of the Thames.
Oxford, England
The beloved fantasy novelist is buried near a church containing a whimsical etched glass window full of Narnia favorites.
Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, Wales
This neolithic stone grave has been altered and restored so often its now more neo than lithic.
Oxford, England
The names Lúthien and Beren can be found inscribed on the shared grave of the famous writer and his beloved wife and muse.
Hereford, England
The largest known medieval map of the world.
Mansfield, England
The largest oak in England is said to have been the hideout of Robin Hood and his Merry Men.
Aboyne, Scotland
A glacial pothole was once a hideout for a notorious Scottish outlaw.
Forres, Scotland
A curious collection of mechanical moving figures.
Oxford, England
Ancient Egyptian wigs, South American feather headdresses, a bounty of anthropological artifacts in Oxford.
London, England
The remains of the great moral philosopher reside in a university in London.
Keswick, England
Stonehenge has nothing on Castlerigg’s views.
Allerton Mauleverer, England
This Gothic Revival castle used as a shooting location for "The Secret Garden" and other films.
Pembroke, Wales
A hermit's tiny cell built into the cliffside that saved him in South Pembrokeshire.
Dunwich, England
A village on the east coast of England that has almost completely eroded into the North Sea.
Isle of Eigg, Scotland
This cramped crevasse saw the entire population of its island suffocated inside its depths.
London, England
This beautiful Victorian ironwork masterpiece was built to keep London from smelling like poop.