Seascale, England
Scafell Pike
The highest peak in all of England is plagued by dangerously fickle climate shifts.
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Seascale, England
The highest peak in all of England is plagued by dangerously fickle climate shifts.
London, England
This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the first ‘Harry Potter’ film.
London, England
The last four extravagant street signs of London's historic banking street.
London, England
London’s first road overpass is so old that it was originally built for horse-drawn carriages.
London, England
The "beautiful" equation predicting the movement of all electromagnetic particles is engraved in front of Newton's tomb.
London, England
Once designed as the entrance to Buckingham Palace, this structure was later relocated and stands as a victory arch.
London, England
A former groundskeeper’s cottage, now famous for being the main location of a hit British comedy game show.
Haworth, England
Some of the most enduring novels in English literature were written within the walls of this Georgian-era building.
Blaenavon, Wales
This former Welsh metal factory is now a lovely abandoned relic but was once one of the industry's world leaders.
Pontypool, Wales
Go deep down into the earth to experience the world of Welsh coal miners.
Cardiff, Wales
The world's oldest continuously operating record shop has been in Cardiff since 1894.
Penzance, England
A open air theatre built on a cliff by an eccentric British woman.
Caernarfon, Wales
A tiny village in Wales claims the name of a noble medieval hound slain for a crime he didn't commit.
Gwynedd, Wales
A miniature Italianate fantasy village on the coast of Wales and the set of ITC classic "The Prisoner."
Llanberis, Wales
What was once the world's second largest slate quarry is now a surreal post-industrial landscape
Soufriere, Saint Lucia
Come for the springs; stay for the mud bath.
London, England
It holds a fabulously designed tribute to astronomer Edmond Halley.
London, England
Giant, friendly pelicans in Central London, the most unlikely of places.
London, England
These former ticket office windows in London's underground now house pocket-size parks.
London, England
A network of bells in the pubs and restaurants around Westminster alerts politicians when it's time to cast their votes.
London, England
A 1950s beatnik coffee house, turned 60s counterculture hotspot, turned modern music venue.
London, England
The sixth of London's "Magnificent Seven" cemeteries, and a source of unlikely inspiration to Beatrix Potter.
Arras, France
An underground city of ancient quarry tunnels hid thousands of Allied soldiers in WWI.
Hemel Hempstead, England
A giant roundabout made up of six smaller roundabouts can befuddle the uninitiated.