Newcastle upon Tyne, England
The Vampire Rabbit of Newcastle
This century-old grotesque has a mysterious history and may not actually be a rabbit.
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Newcastle upon Tyne, England
This century-old grotesque has a mysterious history and may not actually be a rabbit.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.
Launceston, England
Now nearly dry, this lake is said to be the ancient home of the Lady of the Lake, and was once thought to be bottomless.
Mow Cop, England
This crumbling folly looks like an enchanted left over from Middle Earth.
Denbigh, Wales
Picturesque ruins once held off mighty armies.
Alnwick, England
This iconic 1,000-year-old medieval castle is a favorite of the film industry, most notably as the location for Hogwarts in Harry Potter.
Charmouth, England
Cliffs full of fossils at the portal to England's Jurassic Coast.
Lendalfoot, Scotland
Legend says this cave housed a 16th-century cannibal and his family of 48.
Whitby, England
The curious and tiny collection contains some very odd objects.
Glasgow, Scotland
Hidden in a Scotland museum is a copse of extinct tree stumps.
Dalmally, Scotland
Overlooking a Scottish loch, this beautifully crumbling castle once inspired a poem by William Wordsworth.
Liverpool, England
19th century tunnels burrowed under Liverpool.
Isle of Iona, Scotland
A small island abbey is the final resting place of many medieval Scottish monarchs, including the real Macbeth.
Orkney, Scotland
The true age of this ancient stone circle is unknown, but its stunning vista isn't in question.
Margate, England
Grotto replete with mystical designs laid out in glued shell mosaics.
Dunino, Scotland
A site of pagan worship which still attracts people looking for fairies.
Cerne Abbas, England
Giant naked man on a hillside.
Munlochy, Scotland
A pagan tradition of draping trees with rags eerily lives on.
Sumburgh, Scotland
This picturesque archeological site looks like it was pulled straight from a fantasy novel.
Hereford, England
The largest known medieval map of the world.
Polldubh, Scotland
The highest peak in the United Kingdom has a history of physics, specters, and a pilgrimage of strange objects.
Isle of Bute, Scotland
A fernery hidden by neglect is uncovered, and an ancient specimen along with it.
Isle of Eigg, Scotland
This cramped crevasse saw the entire population of its island suffocated inside its depths.
Hagley, England
An 18th century monument regularly tagged with unsettling graffiti referencing a 1940s unsolved murder.