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This historic franken-chapel is the oldest wooden church in the world, at least part of it.

The legend says that this English rock formation was once a hunter who was turned to stone by annoyed witches.

Where Agatha Christie mysteriously disappeared in 1926.

Constructed from recycled wrought iron railroad tracks, it's been described as the most beautiful seaside pier in England.

The lake that fills and empties itself at random.

After mysteriously refusing to surrender at the end of World War II this sunken submarine was only salvaged in a search for Nazi gold.

This picturesque horseshoe weir was first built in the 1600s to prevent flooding in the town of Bath.

Home to Alan Turing, the cracking of the Enigma code, and Captain Ridley's shooting party.

The bombed out remains of the old church were kept intact next to the new one, as a reminder of the futility of war.

This repurposed church offers a more literal way to get closer to the heavens.

This enchanting Victorian estate was home to the world's first hydroelectric power generator.

A collection of machines designed to break things for science.

Created by one of England's most prolific labyrinth designers, inspired by Bath city history.

This Gothic castle-like portal is a testament to the amazing craftsmanship of the navvies who built the railway tunnel.

A reportedly haunted 14th-century church is curiously facing the “wrong direction.”

This centuries-old hotel hides a network of secret cellars and passages once used by smugglers.

This ruin in a suburban park may be the place where Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" was first performed.

This ruined folly was originally built to honor a failed American state that would have become "Westsylvania."

This dreamy street will transport you to wintertime in Victorian England.

Henry VIII's forgotten castle was built by the gunpowder-obsessed king to be defended solely by cannons.

The whimsical twist of this spire was either caused by the Devil, an unexpected virgin, or lead.

The intended purpose of this unfinished Elizabethan building remains a mystery.

This ruined medieval castle was the scene of Lord Robert Dudley’s seductive reception for Queen Elizabeth I.

A 19th-century time capsule of travel, fiction, and historic texts still available to the public.