York, England
Dick Turpin's Tombstone
The final resting place of England's most notorious bandit.
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York, England
The final resting place of England's most notorious bandit.
London, England
These official units of measurement—including chains and perches—lie hidden beneath tourists' feet in a popular London hub.
London, England
Hear the quietest sound from across the dome.
London, England
One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.
Shropshire, England
A replica of one of the most complete mammoth skeletons discovered in England.
Oxford, England
The spot where Oxford garnered its name was also home to a medieval philosopher and includes a house covered in statues.
Ripponden, England
The house in the middle of the motorway.
Cannock, England
Austrian and Germans who died on British soil during World War I and II are buried here.
Warminster, England
The longest hedge maze in the world.
London, England
This London pub hides a peculiar secret: a recreation of the rooms shared at 221b Baker Street by Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.
Rovaniemi, Finland
Roughly 17 million letters to Santa have found their way to this Arctic Circle post office.
Rovaniemi, Finland
If you visit Santa's village, you can get your passport stamped to show you crossed into the Arctic Circle.
London, England
London's Victorian Tower of Babel.
Southwell, England
In the U.K., a historic workhouse shines a light on the early, harsh treatment of the poor.
Lichfield, England
The house where Charles Darwin's grandfather formed many of his influential ideas and inventions.
Oxford, England
A little piece of Oxford's overlooked industrial heritage.
Cheltenham, England
Britain's answer to the NSA is based out of this deliciously-named circular headquarters.
Blackpool, England
One of the oldest amusement rides in existence was a huge disappointment to its creator.
Oxford, England
The shop where the girl who inspired the beloved character once bought sweets is now a book-themed commercial curiosity.
Oxford, England
The fantastic charm of England's oldest botanical garden has made it a place of writerly inspiration for centuries.
Coventry, England
The bombed out remains of the old church were kept intact next to the new one, as a reminder of the futility of war.
Brighton, England
The rotting skeleton of a shoreside fun fair that was destroyed by fire and storms still haunts the Brighton ocean view.
Blackpool, England
This sculpture is an instrument played by the swell of the seas.
Dover, England
One of the few standing Roman lighthouses and a labyrinth of tunnels are a couple of the secrets at this historic castle.