London, England
Davenports Magic Shop
The world's oldest family-run magic shop is hidden beneath a bustling London thoroughfare.
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London, England
The world's oldest family-run magic shop is hidden beneath a bustling London thoroughfare.
Tring, England
Each spring this woodland floor is carpeted with purplish flowers as far as the eye can see.
Houghton le Spring, England
The nearly 200-year-old folly has a secret spiral staircase hidden in one of its pillars.
Bragar, Scotland
A whale's jawbone and a malfunctioning harpoon welcome you to the village of Bragar and its lore.
Saint Andrews, Scotland
This bronze statue was erected to honor a small Scottish town's beloved stray cat.
Abergele, Wales
One of the world's oldest trees comes with a Welsh legend intertwining it with a spirit prophesying death.
London, England
The sculpture of the deceased cockatoo flops atop its personal plinth.
Stromness, Scotland
Thanks to both terrific preservation and historic vandalism this ancient site is known as the "Heart of Neolithic Orkney."
Bristol, England
The abandoned funicular tunnel was a secret base for the BBC during World War II.
Manchester, England
Hidden on the urban banks of a Manchester river are a series of abandoned waterside industrial sites.
Cramlington, England
A million and a half tons of earth were used to create one of the world's largest land sculptures.
Suffolk, England
A 550-square-meter micro-nation off the coast of Britain.
Cheltenham, England
Deep in the countryside lie the remains of one of the grandest Roman dwellings in Britain.
Liverpool, England
The Liverpool street made famous by the Beatles is real.
Birnam, Scotland
This Birnam-based garden honors the legacy of 19th-century children’s book author Beatrix Potter.
Canterbury, England
This skewed English house has looked like it's going to fall over for centuries.
Dalmally, Scotland
Overlooking a Scottish loch, this beautifully crumbling castle once inspired a poem by William Wordsworth.
London, England
The broken skateboards that became a poignant memorial to a murdered skater.
Whitby, England
The curious and tiny collection contains some very odd objects.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This early version of the guillotine was used to execute the man responsible for its construction.
Kidderminster, England
Built by the patron saint of illusionists this Elizabethan manor house is riddled with secret cubbies for hiding priests.
Pembroke, Wales
A spiral staircase connects the limestone cave with Pembroke Castle, birthplace of King Henry VII.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Remnants of the 16th-century defensive wall still stand unassumingly within Edinburgh.
Nottingham, England
A spooky juxtaposition of caves and graves gives this legend-filled cemetery a particularly haunting vibe.