Birsay, Scotland
Brough of Birsay
This tiny island featuring 9th-century Viking ruins is only accessible at low tide.
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Birsay, Scotland
This tiny island featuring 9th-century Viking ruins is only accessible at low tide.
Faringdon, England
The granddaddy of English geoglyphs dates back to the late Bronze Age.
Bodiam, England
A beautiful ruin of a 14th-century Plantagenet castle built by a medieval mercenary.
Machrie, Scotland
More stones than Stonehenge, all scattered within a windswept landscape sure to enchant 'Outlander' fans.
London, England
The "lost friend” is the most famous of the six moai statues that were removed from Easter Island.
Falkirk, Scotland
Old-fashioned knowledge and modern engineering create the world's only rotating boatlift.
London, England
The library houses an incredible collection of some of the world's most impressive books and manuscripts.
York, England
Follow the original medieval paths that wind through this intriguing section of the city.
London, England
Pop culture has helped to keep this iconic British building from being destroyed.
London, England
A labyrinth hides in plain sight at each of the city's 270 Tube stations.
London, England
Revel in the Victorian splendor of the world's oldest eating establishment inside a museum.
Llangennith, Wales
A rocky sea serpent hides caves, blowholes, and a spectacular natural bridge.
Grangemouth, Scotland
The heads of two giant mythological water horses honor Scotland's horselord past.
Alnwick, England
This iconic 1,000-year-old medieval castle is a favorite of the film industry, most notably as the location for Hogwarts in Harry Potter.
London, England
Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.
London, England
This massive collection of British military artifacts includes the heartbreaking personal letters of the men in the trenches of WWI.
Stonehaven, Scotland
The ruins of this gorgeous clifftop castle look like something from a fantasy novel.
London, England
A Victorian natural history and ethnographic museum with wonderful turn-of-the-century, science-book-esque evolution displays.
London, England
After nearly 60 years, there's still a bear at Paddington Station looking for help.
London, England
This hidden green space is the city's second largest conservatory.
Isle of Skye, Scotland
Islanders once used this dramatic, otherworldly landscape to hide their cattle from Viking raiders.
Bushmills, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland's Brobdingnagian stepping stones.
London, England
The curios of pharmacist and collector Henry Wellcome.
Ballymoney, Northern Ireland
The atmospheric road was never meant to be so creepy.