Buxton, England
The Crescent
A historic Georgian building and warm springs.
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Buxton, England
A historic Georgian building and warm springs.
London, England
The broken skateboards that became a poignant memorial to a murdered skater.
Buxton, England
Once the largest unsupported dome in the world, beating out the Pantheon and St Peters in Rome.
Tabley, England
This Cheshire museum has cuckoo clocks, a rare pipe organ and vintage motorbikes. But mostly cuckoo clocks.
London, England
One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.
Glasgow, Scotland
Displaced highlanders would take shelter from the wet Scottish climate under the large walled bridge at Glasgow Central Station.
Burton-on-Trent, England
The site of one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in history, created when a massive bomb dump accidentally exploded.
Pembrey, Wales
This former military airfield's claim to fame came from a lucky accident during the Second World War.
Cramlington, England
A million and a half tons of earth were used to create one of the world's largest land sculptures.
Cardiff, Wales
An impromptu shrine appeared shortly after beloved "Torchwood" character Ianto Jones was killed off the show.
London, England
A plaque hangs near the execution place of the Scottish Independence leader famously depicted in "Braveheart."
Ballymena, Northern Ireland
A brisk climb up this solitary peak leads to the origin story of a towering figure in Irish history.
Manchester, England
A 19th-century time capsule of travel, fiction, and historic texts still available to the public.
Aboyne, Scotland
A glacial pothole was once a hideout for a notorious Scottish outlaw.
London, England
Mary Kelly was last seen here before she was murdered by Jack the Ripper.
England
The view from this giant Stone Age toad is unexpectedly beautiful.
London, England
A tongue-in-cheek arcade where the games are based on everyday life.
Williton, England
A collection of retro plastic goods made with "the material of a thousand uses."
Ottery Saint Mary, England
Flaming barrels of tar race through these village streets on Bonfire Night, a tradition that dates back centuries.
London, England
A portly statue of a golden boy commemorates an unusual cause of the Great Fire of London: the sin of gluttony.
Worksop, England
A gorge full of caverns where early humans lived alongside cave hyenas, giant mammoths and wooly rhinoceroses.
Birsay, Scotland
This tiny island featuring 9th-century Viking ruins is only accessible at low tide.
Aughton, England
The town of Argleton has a postal code and appears on maps and even real estate listings, yet it does not exist.
London, England
Remnants of cells from the most notorious London prison may lie in the basement of a rare Victorian Gin Palace.