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The nearly 200-year-old folly has a secret spiral staircase hidden in one of its pillars.

The ancestral home of beloved English poet Lord Byron has a bizarre history.

The "beautiful" equation predicting the movement of all electromagnetic particles is engraved in front of Newton's tomb.

The view that inspired the scenes of Dracula's first landing in England.

Eighteenth-century home, where Herschel discovered the planet Uranus.

A nuclear bunker built to shelter the politicians and important people of Scotland in case of nuclear attack.

The shop where the girl who inspired the beloved character once bought sweets is now a book-themed commercial curiosity.

Inside this church is an obscure piece of art carved by the famous Alice Liddell.

A hidden gem in the middle of the city's infamous Jewelry Quarter.

Seat of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire for centuries.

Inspired by a dream, a hermit carved out a home in this sandstone bank to live a life of contemplation and prayer.

An amazing collection of curiosities hidden in a small Welsh village.

A humble ancient well where Scottish knight, Sir William Wallace, took his final drink.

This mysterious underground cave in Shropshire dates back to the 18th or 19th century.

A recently restored Shoreditch landmark with ties to Jack the Ripper.

The last resting place of the famous Native American princess is marked by a haunting monument.

The bronze uniforms commemorate the vital role of women during World War II.

This beautiful example of Victorian engineering is the oldest water-balanced funicular anywhere in the world.

For part of the year, this innovative greenhouse is painted white to keep the plants from getting scorched.

Legend has it that seven Anglo-Saxon kings were coronated on this stone, located in the appropriately-named town of Kingston.

An ancient woodland that inspired a young J.R.R. Tolkien.

These unique stepping stones hug a river's edge to take hikers on a journey through a limestone gorge.

It's possible to walk inside one of the largest Neolithic tombs in Britain.

Much of what constituted mid-century Liverpool now litters a beach outside of town.