This beautiful "lagoon" is actually a toxic soup filled with cars, carcasses, and trash. When warnings couldn't stop people from going for a dip, the town dyed it black.

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.

Fascinating town where normal life interfaces with the occult.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

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

The gloomy ruins that inspired Bram Stoker to bring Dracula to life.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

The sign at the garden gate reads: “These Plants Can Kill.”

A giant wooden soda bottle pays homage to a distinctly British drink on the very spot where it was invented.

A tiny, hidden alleyway dedicated to the father of meteorology.

Have a seat with the father of modern computing at this Manchester monument.