Manchester, England
Manchester Museum
19th century museum with an eclectic mix of curiosities, from Egyptian artifacts to items on archery history to the skull of the world's oldest horse.
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Manchester, England
19th century museum with an eclectic mix of curiosities, from Egyptian artifacts to items on archery history to the skull of the world's oldest horse.
Ripon, England
Although it appears ancient and mysterious, the quirky folly was actually built 200 years ago by an eccentric estate owner.
East Sussex, England
These stark white cliffs were spat up by the sea and are slowly being retaken by it.
East Sussex, England
England's most notorious suicide spot.
Hythe, England
A house of bones — but nobody is quite sure to whom they belong.
Chedglow, England
Colin Stokes "got a bit carried away" and built a castle that looks like something out of Tolkien.
Penzance, England
A open air theatre built on a cliff by an eccentric British woman.
Saint Blazey, England
The largest greenhouse in the world is home to over one million types of plants.
Leek, England
This haunting stone chasm is a hotbed of mossy rock and English legend.
Tisbury, England
Besieged by war, this castle ruin has crumbled into a peaceful picnic spot.
Chislehurst, England
Shakespeare, David Bowie, Dr. Who, the Saxons, Druids and Romans are all claimed to have all made their mark on these massive man made tunnels.
East Molesey, England
England's oldest surviving hedge maze has been confusing visitors for over 300 years.
Lostwithiel, England
The ruins of an 11th-century Norman castle with a rare, perfectly circular shape.
York, England
Follow the original medieval paths that wind through this intriguing section of the city.
Ripon, England
One of the oldest and certainly best preserved Cistercian abbeys still in existence.
Manchester, England
Dating back almost 400 years, the oldest public collection library in the United Kingdom was once the study hall of Karl Marx.
North Chideock, England
These ancient sunken lanes were naturally tunneled into the soft ground by countless footsteps.
Cheddar, England
Museum about life, death, and cannibalism in the Stone Age.
Coverham, England
A modern English garden of eccentric beasts, follies, and oddities.
Manchester, England
A Victorian Gothic masterpiece housing a world-class collection of rare books and manuscripts.
England
Once thought to be the mysterious work of a witchy prophetess, a well with unusual properties turns objects into "stone".
Tintagel, England
It is said the legendary wizard once lived in this sea cave beneath Tintagel Castle.
Stow-on-the-Wold, England
This medieval sanctuary's tree-framed door looks like a portal to a mythical realm.
Lancaster, England
The largest cave chamber in Britain—big enough to fit a whole cathedral inside.