Seaview, England
No Man's Land
This foolish Victorian sea fort was converted to a deluxe hotel.
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Seaview, England
This foolish Victorian sea fort was converted to a deluxe hotel.
Lerwick, Scotland
During this Shetland Islands celebration, hundreds of torch-carrying "guizers" lead a procession to burn a viking longboat.
London, England
A domino effect created with Britain’s iconic telephone boxes.
London, England
A labyrinth hides in plain sight at each of the city's 270 Tube stations.
Ripon, England
One of the oldest and certainly best preserved Cistercian abbeys still in existence.
Oxford, England
The names Lúthien and Beren can be found inscribed on the shared grave of the famous writer and his beloved wife and muse.
Tintagel, England
It is said the legendary wizard once lived in this sea cave beneath Tintagel Castle.
London, England
The pioneer of psychoanalysis spent the final year of his life here, still seeing patients on that famous couch.
England
Once thought to be the mysterious work of a witchy prophetess, a well with unusual properties turns objects into "stone".
London, England
Giant, friendly pelicans in Central London, the most unlikely of places.
London, England
The bar where "The Great Train Robbery" was planned was once a nexus of high society and low morals.
Roslin, Scotland
A church that bred legends, and served as an inspiration for the Da Vinci Code.
London, England
A collection of comics, graphic novels, animation and caricatures devoted to exploring this often overlooked art form.
Oxford, England
An Oxford museum where visitors can have tea with the Mad Hatter and climb through the wardrobe to a fantasy land.
Edinburgh, Scotland
These tiny effigies are believed to represent victims of Edinburgh’s notorious Anatomy Murders.
Bushmills, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland's Brobdingnagian stepping stones.
London, England
The curios of pharmacist and collector Henry Wellcome.
London, England
Catacombs turned marketplace.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The fountain marks the area where hundreds of accused witches were burned at the stake.
London, England
This collection of illusory paraphernalia has been culled from the history of London's premier magician's club.
Isle of Staffa, Scotland
This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.
London, England
This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the first ‘Harry Potter’ film.
Manchester, England
Contrary to its heavenly name, this tranquil oasis has a dark and tragic history buried with it (quite literally).
Eyam, England
One of the U.K's earliest public water supplies is within the "plague village."