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The remains of centuries of copper mining appear like an alien landscape.

An ethereal glowing blue ocean cave in Croatia.

Hundreds of years ago, this lion-shaped door knocker could help a person accused of a crime find temporary safe haven in Durham Cathedral.

65 million-year-old chalk outcroppings mark the end of the Jurassic Coast.

These ancient sunken lanes were naturally tunneled into the soft ground by countless footsteps.

The legend says that this English rock formation was once a hunter who was turned to stone by annoyed witches.

Legend says these rocks used to be hunting dogs, a story that may have inspired Sherlock Holmes' most famous case.

This trail follows unique stone railroad tracks and a historic waterway to the south coast of Devon.

A gorge full of caverns where early humans lived alongside cave hyenas, giant mammoths and wooly rhinoceroses.

This 2,000-year-old tree inspired the nursery rhyme "Rock-a-bye Baby."

One of the best-preserved, yet least visited stone circle sites in Cumbria.

These legendary stone steps were once used to haul coffins up the rockface.

The bombed out remains of the old church were kept intact next to the new one, as a reminder of the futility of war.

One of these two land speed record-breaking vehicles went so fast it shattered the sound barrier.

A little-known ruin with a convoluted history and a fascinating latrine drainage system.

These remarkable cascades are the jewels of Upper Tees.

On this wooded path, a stained-glass window creates a spellbinding forest cathedral.

The whimsical twist of this spire was either caused by the Devil, an unexpected virgin, or lead.

Mysteriously stacked storefront paths give this medieval British town an iconic style like none other.

Each year a new straw behemoth is born.

One of several Lilliputian portals that are ready to transport passengers to other dimensions, if they can find them.

This tree was grafted from the actual tree that led Isaac Newton to ponder the theory of gravity.

An array of ancient artifacts from Bronze Age Bristol and other civilizations are housed in this museum.

It houses a menagerie of wondrous taxidermy specimens from around the world, including the remains of a famous gorilla.