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J.R.R Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and other "Inklings" met at the Oxford pub to discuss the now legendary fantasy stories they were writing.

This picturesque view of the Scottish Borders was beloved by Sir Walter Scott.

The names Lúthien and Beren can be found inscribed on the shared grave of the famous writer and his beloved wife and muse.

A remarkable medieval structure born from a 14th-century disaster.

The centuries-old obelisk may have inspired J. R. R. Tolkien.

A 30-acre garden inspired by the principles of modern physics.

A real-life Professor Snape once taught in this Welsh university building, which students of course nicknamed “Hogwarts.”

A hidden tunnel leads to an abandoned slate quarry that's now a secret swimming spot guarded by cliffs.

Legends say that this small island was the final resting place of the Welsh saint of lovers.

St. Mary's Asylum was isolated and abandoned before being converted into a Bed and Breakfast.

A million and a half tons of earth were used to create one of the world's largest land sculptures.

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

Under a church hides a forgotten 13th-century ossuary containing the remains of around 2,500 people.

The nearly 200-year-old folly has a secret spiral staircase hidden in one of its pillars.

A vortex fountain that seems to rise out of the ground.

This tiny traditional smokehouse is the only one left in this historic fishing port.

The sculpture is made of more than 100,000 knives collected to raise awareness about violence.

What looks like missing grout is actually an old pub's peephole.

This hidden natural fountain issues forth a steady supply of supposedly healing water that tastes like rotten eggs.

This abandoned asylum in Wales might look haunted, but it's still beautiful.

A perfectly running 230-year-old silver automaton and music box.

These medieval carvings bear scars left by Parliamentarian troops during the English Civil War.

When the public was consulted about a new piece of street art, they naturally asked for an enormous metal dragon.

Hidden in a grotto 26 feet below Nottingham's oldest hotel, this stylish subterranean drinking den is notoriously hard to find.