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This unassuming alcove in London’s famous Tower Bridge once served to capture, store, and display dead bodies from the River Thames.

A petite castle folly in the English countryside.

These marks in Myddelton Passage aren't your run-of-the-mill vandalism, and they weren't made by your typical vandal.

This informal museum is a magical trove of anonymous art collected from car boots and flea markets.

This wooden chair dates possibly back to the 15th century, and commemorates a local legend.

Beneath Kraków Old Town's main square lies a hologram-filled medieval market vampire graveyard wonderland.

Mysterious chains and iron stakes adorn this strange grave, with no explanation.

This eclectic antique shop is home to the taxidermy remains of a celebrity lion named Simba.

A rare wooden coffin set vertically into the Gothic arch of an ruined church.

A former fisherman's hut deemed too small for habitation is now a delightful tourist draw.

The longest and tallest aqueduct in Britain can actually be sailed across.

On this wooded path, a stained-glass window creates a spellbinding forest cathedral.

A hidden tunnel leads to an abandoned slate quarry that's now a secret swimming spot guarded by cliffs.

This 6th-century church honors St. Tudno, the patron saint of Llandudno.

The remains of a small medieval chapel mark the legendary birthplace of the patron saint of Wales.

A tiny village in Wales claims the name of a noble medieval hound slain for a crime he didn't commit.

An amazing collection of curiosities hidden in a small Welsh village.

One of the few surviving street funiculars in the world.

The artist David Nash planted a circle of trees in 1977.

Legends say that this small island was the final resting place of the Welsh saint of lovers.

A 19th-century funicular railway shuttles visitors up this surprising sea cliff to one of the world's largest camera obscuras.

A real-life Professor Snape once taught in this Welsh university building, which students of course nicknamed “Hogwarts.”

After years of slow decline, a derelict Gothic castle is now being restored to life.

The world's largest prehistoric copper mine had 30,000 animal bones scattered throughout the maze of passageways.