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What started as a way to address damp basement walls turned into a house filled with intricate hand-carved designs.

The ornate structure is part of a building boasting more marble than the Vatican.

The U.K.'s first underground railway line is now a lively thoroughfare for runners and cyclists.

Originally built for London’s cab drivers, this bright green hut now serves anyone a hot drink or meal.

The abandoned transportation hub hides within the Glasgow attraction it once served.

A meandering boardwalk across the bogland leads to a "stairway to heaven" with sublime views.

These steps offer a breathtaking view of one of Europe's most besieged fortresses.

The first geometric self-supporting spiral stairs in Britain are a truly beautiful sight.

Largest lake in Great Britain measured by surface area.

A domino effect created with Britain’s iconic telephone boxes.

This ethereal, rainforest-like gorge is home to waterfalls, quaint bridges, and fairy folk.

Once thought to be the mysterious work of a witchy prophetess, a well with unusual properties turns objects into "stone".

Large-scale contemporary artworks tower over fields and lurk in forests around a Jacobean manor house.

Hidden behind a wall for decades, this masonic lodge was only rediscovered during renovations.

The highest peak in the United Kingdom has a history of physics, specters, and a pilgrimage of strange objects.

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

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

The room where the famous commander of the Catholic forces was murdered by Irish assassins during the Thirty Years' War has been reconstructed with many of his original possessions.

This statue of a Red Army Soldier has been moved and changed several times since its creation.

Once overlooking the town, this church now resides on a permanent tilt.

Towering sandstone rock formations where 'The Chronicles of Narnia' was filmed.

This fortress was designed to prevent a Nazi invasion but was never used.

Of all the houses that grace this neighborhood, only one is a testament to surreal architecture.

An army of sleeping knights sculpted by a self-taught local artist beautifully depict an old Czech legend.