Strathcarron, Scotland
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This single-track road rewards brave drivers with stunning Scottish scenery.
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Strathcarron, Scotland
This single-track road rewards brave drivers with stunning Scottish scenery.
Charmouth, England
Cliffs full of fossils at the portal to England's Jurassic Coast.
London, England
Ship-sized kinetic sculptural fantasy.
Isle of Bute, Scotland
A fernery hidden by neglect is uncovered, and an ancient specimen along with it.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A library where thousands of books explain how to avoid another Great Recession.
Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Nestled amid the peaks and lochs of the Scottish Highlands, this inn and pub has played host to outlaws and ghosts.
London, England
A relic of Victorian grandeur hides beneath a busy South London road.
London, England
The townhouse where the English poet created some of his most influential work has been preserved in tribute.
Manchester, England
These lovely Turkish-styled baths were brought back to life after winning a reality show competition.
London, England
A friendly pub with a sordid past in cock fighting.
York, England
A century-old tradition has culminated in a small but singular collection of feline effigies.
London, England
Installed at a chaotic intersection, this gave London traffic cops a place to hang their heavy woolen coats.
Nottingham, England
This romantic, decaying 13th-century ruin on the edge of Sherwood Forest is reputedly one of England's most haunted places.
London, England
The remains of an ancient Roman teenager are memorialized at the base of a modern London landmark.
London, England
In Twickenham sits a small whitewashed castle that inspired Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein.'
Mansfield, England
The largest oak in England is said to have been the hideout of Robin Hood and his Merry Men.
Enniskillen, Northern Ireland
A meandering boardwalk across the bogland leads to a "stairway to heaven" with sublime views.
Great Dunmow, England
An English artist has turned an unassuming ex-council house into a time-lost house of mystery.
Birsay, Scotland
This tiny island featuring 9th-century Viking ruins is only accessible at low tide.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This historic pub has maintained much of its 1906 decor, including a small sequestered room for women, where orders were slipped through a tiny window.
Ware, England
Fantastically decorated underground chambers built in the 1760s.
Eyam, England
Eyam took steps to quarantine themselves and keep the plague from spreading.
Aberfoyle, Scotland
This enchanting hill is home to fairy lore and a sinister local mystery.
Tongwynlais, Wales
High Victorian fantasy created a fairytale castle out of a ruined fortress in Wales.