Gainford, England
Gainford Spa
This hidden natural fountain issues forth a steady supply of supposedly healing water that tastes like rotten eggs.
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Gainford, England
This hidden natural fountain issues forth a steady supply of supposedly healing water that tastes like rotten eggs.
Lancaster, England
A group of glacial erratic boulders are improbably balanced on white limestone pedestals.
Lancaster, England
The largest cave chamber in Britain—big enough to fit a whole cathedral inside.
Holywood, Scotland
A 30-acre garden inspired by the principles of modern physics.
Penrith, England
A series of idealized caves carved to entertain guests.
Smardale, England
A spectacular disused railway viaduct in a beautiful countryside nature reserve.
Whitehaven, England
Local legends say that fairies used to dance in the moonlight here and invite handsome young men into their grottoes.
Borrowdale, England
A 2,000-ton rock resting in a state of a delicate balance.
Ecclerigg, England
These curious rocks located in the Lake District include several strange inscriptions of famous names.
Slack Head, England
These legendary stone steps were once used to haul coffins up the rockface.
Edinburgh, Scotland
These tiny effigies are believed to represent victims of Edinburgh’s notorious Anatomy Murders.
Wilkieston, Scotland
Large-scale contemporary artworks tower over fields and lurk in forests around a Jacobean manor house.
Aberfoyle, Scotland
This enchanting hill is home to fairy lore and a sinister local mystery.
Dalmally, Scotland
Overlooking a Scottish loch, this beautifully crumbling castle once inspired a poem by William Wordsworth.
Dalmally, Scotland
This eclectic sanctuary is a hodgepodge of various architectural styles, all crammed into one building.
Inveraray, Scotland
An 18th-century viewpoint across the surrounding highlands.
Spean Bridge, Scotland
This macabre monument atop an ancient well gives a nod to a brutal episode in Scottish clan history.
Highland, Scotland
A double cantilever system bridge that was designed to prevent flood damage.
Portsoy, Scotland
These ruins are a hidden gem, complete with fantastic views over the cliff edge.
Burghead, Scotland
Even after the church tried to wipe the practice out, this pagan festival lives on each year in a small Scottish village.
Nairn, Scotland
One of the most spectacular 18th-century bridges in Scotland.
Inverness, Scotland
This site contains overlapping ancient graveyards that existed about 1,000 years apart.
Invergordon, Scotland
Where the sleeping monsters of Scotland's oil industry are left to rust.
Munlochy, Scotland
A pagan tradition of draping trees with rags eerily lives on.