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A Victorian park cemetery, standing on the site of what was once the Great North Wood.

A mysterious monument where a woman who records say never existed was burnt alive for being a witch.

Formerly abandoned underground complex to keep royals safe from a nuclear war that never came.

A famous burial ground with a history both grim and literary.

Grab a cuppa at England's first and only domestic tea plantation.

Eclectic final resting place of the controversial explorer.

This 19th-century pub features stained-glass windows celebrating Victorian-era “champions.”

A plaque hangs near the execution place of the Scottish Independence leader famously depicted in "Braveheart."

A wonderfully eclectic Victorian aquarium lies in the basement of the Horniman Museum.

This cramped crevasse saw the entire population of its island suffocated inside its depths.

This Manchester laundromat is hiding something.

Overlooked by many, the two famous Scottish warriors guard the main gate of Edinburgh Castle.

These steps offer a breathtaking view of one of Europe's most besieged fortresses.

Tombstones and enigmatic inscriptions hide within a vault beneath a popular London arts venue.

A statue in the heart of Edinburgh honors a bear that served in the Polish military during World War II.

Bronze sculpture celebrating the relationship between Churchill and Roosevelt.

In Twickenham sits a small whitewashed castle that inspired Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein.'

A 200-year-old collection of oddities and medical paraphernalia.

A 6th-century stone lies at the site of the mythical battle waged between King Arthur and his nemesis Mordred.

A sweet symbol marks the place where torturous executions were once carried out.

A modern English garden of eccentric beasts, follies, and oddities.

This abandoned asylum in Wales might look haunted, but it's still beautiful.

A small island abbey is the final resting place of many medieval Scottish monarchs, including the real Macbeth.

Never actually a tree at all, this spot was the site of London's public hangings for nearly 600 years.