Whitby, England
Ruins of Whitby Abbey
The gloomy ruins that inspired Bram Stoker to bring Dracula to life.
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Whitby, England
The gloomy ruins that inspired Bram Stoker to bring Dracula to life.
Maltby, England
Legend has it the famous Robin Hood would attend mass at this 12th-century Cistercian abbey in Sherwood Forrest.
Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, France
Guests can stay at a hotel in the former French abbey where lie the tombs of King Henry II and King Richard the Lionheart.
Kilkenny, Ireland
This ancient Irish religious site is covered in ancient carvings, many of which have barely aged.
Dale Abbey, England
Inspired by a dream, a hermit carved out a home in this sandstone bank to live a life of contemplation and prayer.
Barrow-in-Furness, England
What was once England's second-richest abbey is now a haunting ruin.
Connemara, Ireland
A stunning Victorian abbey and walled garden on a lakefront.
Isle of Iona, Scotland
A small island abbey is the final resting place of many medieval Scottish monarchs, including the real Macbeth.
Tintern, Wales
This well-preserved Cistercian Abbey in a romantic pastoral setting has inspired artists like the poet Wordsworth.
Ripon, England
One of the oldest and certainly best preserved Cistercian abbeys still in existence.
Chipping Norton, England
This trio of neolithic stone monuments are fabled to be a king and his knights that were petrified by a witch.
Cliveden Estate, England
Luxurious hotel designed to stir the imagination of its many visitors.
Faringdon, England
The granddaddy of English geoglyphs dates back to the late Bronze Age.
Reading, England
The wooden grave marker of a railroad worker who died in a freak whirlwind.
Reading, England
This unique, full-sized copy of the Bayeux Tapestry sports a few modern additions, including underwear.
West Wycombe, England
Human-made caves excavated to hide a secret society of wealthy pagans.
Oddington, England
Rare and wonderfully wormy cadaver art captured in brass for centuries.
Oxfordshire, England
These ancient ruins were the final resting place of King Henry II's mistress.
Oxford, England
Legend says this public grazing area hasn't been plowed for thousands of years.
Oxford, England
The spot where three Protestant clergymen were burned at the stake during the reign of "Bloody Mary."
Oxford, England
Inside this church is an obscure piece of art carved by the famous Alice Liddell.
Oxford, England
The weathered grave of a medieval anchoress who walled herself up in a cell attached to a church.
Uribante, Venezuela
A town church once nearly submerged by the damming of a river is now hauntingly visible as the water recedes.
Ledburn, England
The site of the notorious Great Train Robbery of £2.6 million, one of the biggest heists in English history.