Hereford, England
Hereford Cathedral Chained Library
Rare collection of medieval books under lock and key.
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Hereford, England
Rare collection of medieval books under lock and key.
London, England
Where condemned pirates met their grisly end at the gallows on the River Thames.
Clachan-Seil, Scotland
The "Bridge Over the Atlantic" lets you cross the waterway in mere seconds.
Ilkley, England
This strange moor has a song written about it, Bronze Age carvings, and an alien sighting.
Marlborough, England
Europe's largest prehistoric mound – burial site of a legendary king?
Llandudno, Wales
The world's largest prehistoric copper mine had 30,000 animal bones scattered throughout the maze of passageways.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This early version of the guillotine was used to execute the man responsible for its construction.
England
A mysterious bridge over a sunken Roman road.
Ely, England
A remarkable medieval structure born from a 14th-century disaster.
England
The view from this giant Stone Age toad is unexpectedly beautiful.
Margate, England
Grotto replete with mystical designs laid out in glued shell mosaics.
Penzance, England
A circle stone within a stone circle.
Canterbury, England
One of England's most famous churches hides a pair of little known architectural treasures.
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.
London, England
William Blake claimed to have painted this gothic masterpiece after encountering this nightmarish being in a vision.
Scotland
Legend says a witch conjured the world's third largest whirlpool to protect Scotland from a nasty pirate.
Southend-on-Sea, England
A perilous medieval road leading right into the sea.
Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, Wales
This Welsh village gave itself a ridiculous name in a publicity stunt a century ahead of its time.
Bodiam, England
A beautiful ruin of a 14th-century Plantagenet castle built by a medieval mercenary.
Newcastle upon Tyne, England
This century-old grotesque has a mysterious history and may not actually be a rabbit.
Aviemore, Scotland
Scotland's only funicular railway is also the United Kingdom's highest.
Dalmally, Scotland
Overlooking a Scottish loch, this beautifully crumbling castle once inspired a poem by William Wordsworth.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This small museum in a 17th-century building honors three iconic Scottish writers.
Bushmills, Northern Ireland
The ruins of this medieval castle in Northern Ireland have inspired artists from C.S. Lewis to Led Zeppelin.