Bath, England
Herschel Museum of Astronomy
Eighteenth-century home, where Herschel discovered the planet Uranus.
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Bath, England
Eighteenth-century home, where Herschel discovered the planet Uranus.
Barrow-in-Furness, England
What was once England's second-richest abbey is now a haunting ruin.
Hallsands, England
The abandoned fishing village was swept right into the sea.
Oxford, England
Inside this church is an obscure piece of art carved by the famous Alice Liddell.
Birmingham, England
A hidden gem in the middle of the city's infamous Jewelry Quarter.
Hereford, England
The largest known medieval map of the world.
Dale Abbey, England
Inspired by a dream, a hermit carved out a home in this sandstone bank to live a life of contemplation and prayer.
Bakewell, England
Seat of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire for centuries.
London, England
A recently restored Shoreditch landmark with ties to Jack the Ripper.
Caynton, England
This mysterious underground cave in Shropshire dates back to the 18th or 19th century.
Newton Abbot, England
Legend says these rocks used to be hunting dogs, a story that may have inspired Sherlock Holmes' most famous case.
London, England
One of America's founding fathers lived in this London lodging between 1757 and 1775.
Launceston, England
Now nearly dry, this lake is said to be the ancient home of the Lady of the Lake, and was once thought to be bottomless.
Knaresborough, England
A 600-year-old mini shrine guarded by a sword-wielding knight hides in a crumbling cliff face.
Bristol, England
The Bristol Camera Obscura housed in an ancient windmill.
Portland, England
This former quarry is now a vibrant labyrinth of magical in situ sculptures.
Birchover, England
This mysterious hilltop collection of Druid carvings isn't quite what it seems.
Roche, England
This ruined 15th-century hermitage is steeped in myth and mystery.
Coventry, England
This amazing 15th-century mural remained hidden in plain sight for centuries.
Margate, England
Grotto replete with mystical designs laid out in glued shell mosaics.
London, England
Legend has it that seven Anglo-Saxon kings were coronated on this stone, located in the appropriately-named town of Kingston.
Birmingham, England
This historic abandoned train station looks like a stop for ghost trains.
Buckfastleigh, England
This historic Benedictine monastery brews a booze so toxic that it has often been blamed almost singularly for Scottish hooliganism.
Birmingham, England
An ancient woodland that inspired a young J.R.R. Tolkien.