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Art Deco and “Wrenaissance” mash-up, this recently restored royal residence has been home to kings and comes with secret monkey passages included.

A harem-inspired Moorish fantasy design in a Victorian-era Welsh castle.

A sea cave with a waterfall and Viking past

These stark white cliffs were spat up by the sea and are slowly being retaken by it.

This picturesque view of the Scottish Borders was beloved by Sir Walter Scott.

This king penguin is a knighted brigadier of the Norwegian Army.

Historic cuisine meets fine dining in a hotel-restaurant overlooking Hyde Park.

A meandering boardwalk across the bogland leads to a "stairway to heaven" with sublime views.

The wooden telephone box hidden away in London's Piccadilly was the original prototype of the iconic kiosk.

Ruined castle with subterranean vaulted Goblin Ha' or "Goblin Hall."

A house of bones — but nobody is quite sure to whom they belong.

The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

The first tunnel to be dug beneath a river, repurposed as an art and museum space.

Scotland's only funicular railway is also the United Kingdom's highest.

The remains of a grand castle that may have inspired Bram Stoker's Dracula.

The 2,000-year-old beam is tucked within the pedestrian entrance to the old London Bridge.

Fascinating town where normal life interfaces with the occult.

The secret wartime bunker built on the platforms of an abandoned Tube station.

This elaborate Byzantine-style building was designed for a not-so-pretty purpose.

Largest lake in Great Britain measured by surface area.

William Blake claimed to have painted this gothic masterpiece after encountering this nightmarish being in a vision.

One of the greatest movie directors of all time lived and worked in this London flat from 1926 to 1939.

The final resting place of soldiers' loyal canine companions.