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Edinburgh’s version of the Sistine Chapel is this former church, with an interior covered in paintings done by one woman over the course of nearly a decade.

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

This ruined medieval castle was the scene of Lord Robert Dudley’s seductive reception for Queen Elizabeth I.

You can crawl inside this atmospheric 5,000-year-old tomb.

The first archaeological site discovered by aerial photography.

A rare wooden coffin set vertically into the Gothic arch of an ruined church.

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

These medieval tunnels provided water to the city above through centuries of civil war and plague.

Hidden in plain sight, this creepy sculpture watches from above.

Don't be fooled by this fake medieval facade even if it is almost 300 years old.

An optical Illusion once believed to be an electrical phenomenon.

A private selection of curiosities, carefully curated by a young Brighton local.

An enigmatic natural rock formation with a manmade passage cut through the center.

England’s ancient oak tree has such an impressive girth, people have been hosting parties within the hollow trunk for centuries.

Astonishing rock formations dot the Brimham Moor landscape.

A hundred copies of Antony Gormley's naked body stare out across the water.

The view from this giant Stone Age toad is unexpectedly beautiful.

The ancestral home of beloved English poet Lord Byron has a bizarre history.

Behind one of the world's most impenetrable vaults is a massive collection of retail silver.

This trio of neolithic stone monuments are fabled to be a king and his knights that were petrified by a witch.

What was once England's second-richest abbey is now a haunting ruin.

A nuclear bunker built to shelter the politicians and important people of Scotland in case of nuclear attack.

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

A 600-year-old mini shrine guarded by a sword-wielding knight hides in a crumbling cliff face.