Manchester, England
John Rylands Research Institute and Library
A Victorian Gothic masterpiece housing a world-class collection of rare books and manuscripts.
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London, England
St Olave Hart Street
A hidden treasure in London with a rich medieval history, and the resting place of many luminaries.
Lancaster, England
Gaping Gill
The largest cave chamber in Britain—big enough to fit a whole cathedral inside.
Cheddar, England
The Cheddar Man and Cannibals Museum
Museum about life, death, and cannibalism in the Stone Age.
London, England
Speakers' Corner
London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.
London, England
Village Underground
Artists and musicians now rule over this former rail station.
Dunbar, Scotland
Belhaven Bridge
At high tide this strange footbridge appears to have no purpose whatsoever.
North Berwick, Scotland
Ruins of Tantallon Castle
The one-time stronghold of the noble Douglas family, now home to ghost sightings and nesting birds.
London, England
Clock of the Long Now: Prototype 1
A clock designed to run with perfect accuracy for 10,000 years.
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London, England
Royal London Hospital Museum
This small museum in a former church crypt contains artifacts of the Elephant Man, Jack the Ripper and Florence Nightingale.
Glasgow, Scotland
Sharmanka Kinetic Theatre
The elaborate clockwork contraptions in this Scottish gallery create small worlds of whimsy and horror.
Polldubh, Scotland
Ben Nevis
The highest peak in the United Kingdom has a history of physics, specters, and a pilgrimage of strange objects.
Isle of Skye, Scotland
The Quiraing
Islanders once used this dramatic, otherworldly landscape to hide their cattle from Viking raiders.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Cramond Ghost Island
Accessible only at low tide, the deserted island is dotted with World War II ruins.
Saint Blazey, England
The Eden Project
The largest greenhouse in the world is home to over one million types of plants.
London, England
Sir John Soane's Museum
A cluttered and astounding collection of antiquities and curiosities.
London, England
Guildhall's Underground Roman Amphitheater
A 2000-year-old Roman amphitheater lies just below Guildhall Yard.
London, England
The Wildgoose Memorial Library
A mysterious artist-run cabinet of curiosities and library.
Whitby, England
Ruins of Whitby Abbey
The gloomy ruins that inspired Bram Stoker to bring Dracula to life.
Isle of Skye, Scotland
Kilt Rock and Mealt Falls
Ancient cliffs resembling a kilt on Scotland’s second-largest island emit an entrancing sound.
Tintagel, England
Tintagel Castle
A fantastic castle rumored to be the birthplace of King Arthur.
Yelverton, England
Wistman’s Wood
This tangled English forest looks like something right out of a fairytale.
London, England
Whispering Gallery at St Paul’s Cathedral
Hear the quietest sound from across the dome.
London, England
Old Operating Theatre Museum & Herb Garret
In this cobwebbed old operating theater, you can practically hear the screams of the unanesthetized patients.
