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In Twickenham sits a small whitewashed castle that inspired Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein.'

The oldest inn in England served brew to the crusaders.

Besieged by war, this castle ruin has crumbled into a peaceful picnic spot.

The largest stone circle in the world has ended up bringing up more questions than it has answered.

One of the oldest and certainly best preserved Cistercian abbeys still in existence.

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.

A rocky sea serpent hides caves, blowholes, and a spectacular natural bridge.

The ruins of this gorgeous clifftop castle look like something from a fantasy novel.

A unique waterfall that some believe attracts the fairfolk.

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

Ancient cliffs resembling a kilt on Scotland’s second-largest island emit an entrancing sound.

400-year-old garden, restored to beauty.

A church that bred legends, and served as an inspiration for the Da Vinci Code.

One of the oldest scientific gardens in Britain, containing more than 13,302 plant species in its core collection.

A island reachable by a causeway at low tide is possibly one of the earliest Western European locations to be identified in text.

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

A fantastic castle rumored to be the birthplace of King Arthur.

The longest hedge maze in the world.

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

This 17th-century street hidden beneath Edinburgh was once a breeding ground for the black death.

The most iconic structure in Scotland has been home to bishops, colonels, and Sean Connery characters.

This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.

An unsanctioned shrine that sprung up outside the late singer's home is causing a stir in London's Highgate neighborhood.

On a wall in linear London, a plaque hangs at the high water mark of one of the worst floods in fictional Kcymaerxthaereal times.