Gateshead, England
The Angel of the North
Huge winged monument in the United Kingdom.
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Seascale, England
Scafell Pike
The highest peak in all of England is plagued by dangerously fickle climate shifts.
Holy Island of Lindisfarne, England
Pilgrims Way to Holy Island
Twice a day this ancient path disappears with the tides, leaving the Holy Island of Lindisfarne out to sea.
Isle of Skye, Scotland
Calum's Road
One man spent 10 years building a spectacular section of road because no one else would.
Isle of Skye, Scotland
The Quiraing
Islanders once used this dramatic, otherworldly landscape to hide their cattle from Viking raiders.
Harrogate, England
Brimham Rocks
Astonishing rock formations dot the Brimham Moor landscape.
Oxford, England
Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology
Used as an example in one of the first dictionary entries for "museum" in 1706.
Cliveden Estate, England
Cliveden Hotel
Luxurious hotel designed to stir the imagination of its many visitors.
Bakewell, England
Chatsworth House
Seat of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire for centuries.
Cramlington, England
Northumberlandia: Lady of the North
A million and a half tons of earth were used to create one of the world's largest land sculptures.
Houghton le Spring, England
Penshaw Monument
The nearly 200-year-old folly has a secret spiral staircase hidden in one of its pillars.
Isle of Skye, Scotland
The Old Man of Storr
An ancient Scottish rock formation said to be the gravesite of a giant remains ensconced in legend and intrigue.
Worksop, England
Ice Age Cave Dwellings at Creswell Crags
A gorge full of caverns where early humans lived alongside cave hyenas, giant mammoths and wooly rhinoceroses.
York, England
Shambles of York
Follow the original medieval paths that wind through this intriguing section of the city.
Newcastle upon Tyne, England
The Vampire Rabbit of Newcastle
This century-old grotesque has a mysterious history and may not actually be a rabbit.
Caernarfon, Wales
Snowdon
The highest peak in Wales is said to be the final resting place of a giant killed by King Arthur.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Edinburgh Castle Dog Cemetery
The final resting place of soldiers' loyal canine companions.
London, England
Battersea Power Station
Pop culture has helped to keep this iconic British building from being destroyed.
London, England
Speakers' Corner
London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.
Alexandria, Scotland
Loch Lomond
Largest lake in Great Britain measured by surface area.
London, England
Archie the Giant Squid
The monster at the center of the Darwin Center Spirit Collection.
Ripon, England
Fountains Abbey
One of the oldest and certainly best preserved Cistercian abbeys still in existence.
Alnwick, England
Alnwick Castle
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.
London, England
Darwin Centre Spirit Collection
Repository for more than 22 million pickled specimens.
