Lynford, England
Grime's Graves
A strange and ancient landscape hides the dark, cavernous remains of a 5,000-year-old flint mine.
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Lynford, England
A strange and ancient landscape hides the dark, cavernous remains of a 5,000-year-old flint mine.
La Orotava, Spain
This unique rock formation is quite the local celebrity, although one day it may come crashing down.
Tenerife, Spain
According to the Guanches, the aboriginal people of the Canary Islands, the king of evil lives inside this volcano.
Meath, Ireland
This center tells the story of one of the most famous battles in Irish history.
Dowth, Ireland
The ancient tomb acts as a calendar that keeps perfect time.
Falkirk, Scotland
Old-fashioned knowledge and modern engineering create the world's only rotating boatlift.
Killin, Scotland
Cascading waterfalls mark the gateway to the ancient burial place of Clan Macnab.
Fortingall, Scotland
Possibly the oldest living thing in Europe, more likely a pagan survivor.
Henshaw, England
Also known as “Robin Hood’s tree,” it became a famed location along Hadrian's Wall before it was cut down.
London, England
Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.
Nottingham, England
An engineering error ensured this cavernous 350-foot-long subterranean thoroughfare was never used as intended.
Whitby, England
These planks were originally installed to hold the dead.
Warsop, England
English parliaments were once convened by this ancient oak tree in the heart of Sherwood Forest.
Derbyshire, England
This iconic Peak District ridge was once one of the busiest roads in medieval Britain.
Houghton le Spring, England
The nearly 200-year-old folly has a secret spiral staircase hidden in one of its pillars.
Nottingham, England
Hidden in a grotto 26 feet below Nottingham's oldest hotel, this stylish subterranean drinking den is notoriously hard to find.
Nottingham, England
In this medieval fish bowl, the carp weren't pets.
Glastonbury, England
This hill and tower are steeped in legend, from King Arthur to the Holy Grail.
Glastonbury, England
A dark Victorian well house now plays host to mystical waters and pagan shrines.
Clarksville, Indiana
The massive, original Colgate Clock is mounted on a defunct factory building that was once a prison.
London, England
An unusual round church in London with a Templar past.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
It was once nicknamed "the most bombed hotel in Europe."
Thingvellir, Iceland
The picturesque birthplace of Icelandic democracy is drenched in the blood of its brutal past.
Reykjavik, Iceland
This stunning concert hall has become a symbol of Iceland's national recovery.