Glenfinnan, Scotland
The Leaning Tower of Glenfinnan
A close look reveals that the Scottish monument is just slightly off-kilter.
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Glenfinnan, Scotland
A close look reveals that the Scottish monument is just slightly off-kilter.
Sandwick, Scotland
A remarkably well preserved tower dating all the way back to the Iron Age.
Haxey, England
One of England's oldest ongoing games is basically a town-wide scrummage that aims to push a leather tube into a local pub.
Torcross, England
A disastrous D-Day rehearsal was relatively unknown until this sunken tank was discovered 40 years later.
Heysham, England
A succinct inscription commemorates the ebb and flow of a woman's life.
West Stockwith, England
In the right conditions a wall of water up to five feet tall flows upstream against the current on the River Trent.
Whitehaven, England
Local legends say that fairies used to dance in the moonlight here and invite handsome young men into their grottoes.
Llandudno, Wales
The world's largest prehistoric copper mine had 30,000 animal bones scattered throughout the maze of passageways.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The fountain marks the area where hundreds of accused witches were burned at the stake.
King's Lynn, England
The wreckage of an old coastal trading vessel is only visible at low tide.
Traquair, Scotland
The main gates have been locked since 1745 and will remain so until the Stuart Dynasty returns to the throne.
Aberystwyth, Wales
A real-life Professor Snape once taught in this Welsh university building, which students of course nicknamed “Hogwarts.”
Wentworth, England
The UK's largest private house was the subject of a long-lasting political dispute.
Sheffield, England
A fitting tribute to a beloved local boxing coach that's produced four world champions.
Pendine, Wales
Several land speed world records were shattered at this Welsh beach.
London, England
An easily overlooked stretch of ornate window fronts and gaslight lamps that could be right from the pages of Dickens.
Camelford, England
A 6th-century stone lies at the site of the mythical battle waged between King Arthur and his nemesis Mordred.
Elie, Scotland
The only fixed chain and post trail in Scotland snakes its way along the base of a towering seaside cliff.
London, England
London's only public statue of the much-married monarch adorns the gate to St Bartholomew’s Hospital.
Southwold, England
A chaotic collection of coin-operated slot machines designed to delight and disturb in equal measure.
Outer Hebrides, Scotland
The last inhabitants of one of the U.K.'s most remote islands were evacuated in 1930.
London, England
The London pub overlooks where the Mayflower was moored before setting sail for the New World.
Invergordon, Scotland
This abandoned oil depot produces world's longest echo in a manmade structure.
Spalding, England
"The Donut" was built as part of an expensive, ill-fated engineering endeavor.