Edinburgh, Scotland
John Knox House
This charming old building's loose connection with the Scottish Reformer is what saved it from demolition after it split apart.
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Edinburgh, Scotland
This charming old building's loose connection with the Scottish Reformer is what saved it from demolition after it split apart.
Trethevy, England
These mysterious mazes carved on the rock may be up to 4,000 years old.
Glasgow, Scotland
An icon of the Battle of Britain is frozen in flight in a grand Victorian museum.
Gainford, England
This hidden natural fountain issues forth a steady supply of supposedly healing water that tastes like rotten eggs.
Out Skerries, Scotland
A remote island holds what claims to be Scotland's smallest cinema.
Bristol, England
There's a labyrinth of manmade tunnels stretching for over an acre beneath Bristol.
Swansea, Wales
Quirky Welsh observatory unites art and science.
Liverpool, England
Prehistoric sandstone menhir with Early Bronze Age cup and ring markings, also known as Robin Hood's Stone.
Williton, England
A collection of retro plastic goods made with "the material of a thousand uses."
Isle of Man
The remains of the wrecked steam trawler can be found on the beach at low tide.
Oddington, England
Rare and wonderfully wormy cadaver art captured in brass for centuries.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Once home to a Scottish baronet, this 18th-century historic house doubles as a legendary art space.
Brampton Bierlow, England
A folly built to satisfy a gentleman's bet that he could drive his horses through the eye of a needle.
Nottingham, England
When it came to designing his own small office building, the eccentric architect wasn't afraid to show the world what he could do.
Anstruther, Scotland
Bronze plates placed around this Scottish fishing village form a true-scale model of the solar system.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Overlooking the burial ground is a tower designed to prevent thieves from snatching the recently deceased.
Gosport, England
This colossal war machine is now a living museum dedicated to underwater warfare.
Reading, England
This natural history collection contains the bones of a circus elephant that seem to be chasing a whale skeleton.
Ballygalley, Northern Ireland
Every year locals give the bear a fresh coat of paint to preserve its signature goofy grin.
Norton, England
A preserved 18th century steel factory.
Whitby, England
The remains of the concrete ship can be seen during low tide.
Northchurch, England
"The Most Wonderful Wonder that ever appeared to the Wonder of the British Nation."
Isle of Barra, Scotland
The highest lighthouse in Scotland shines from an abandoned island.
Newry and Mourne, Northern Ireland
The inscribed stone at Kilnasaggart is a remnant from nearly a millennium ago.