Houghton le Spring, England
Penshaw Monument
The nearly 200-year-old folly has a secret spiral staircase hidden in one of its pillars.
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Houghton le Spring, England
The nearly 200-year-old folly has a secret spiral staircase hidden in one of its pillars.
Hallsands, England
The abandoned fishing village was swept right into the sea.
Oxford, England
Inside this church is an obscure piece of art carved by the famous Alice Liddell.
Dalmally, Scotland
This eclectic sanctuary is a hodgepodge of various architectural styles, all crammed into one building.
Amlwch, Wales
The remains of centuries of copper mining appear like an alien landscape.
Bakewell, England
Seat of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire for centuries.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
For part of the year, this innovative greenhouse is painted white to keep the plants from getting scorched.
London, England
A gallery specifically dedicated to the botanical illustrations of a remarkable traveling lady.
Hereford, England
The largest known medieval map of the world.
Penzance, England
Perhaps the only prehistoric monument with its very own public bus stop.
Launceston, England
Now nearly dry, this lake is said to be the ancient home of the Lady of the Lake, and was once thought to be bottomless.
Keoldale, Scotland
The farthest northwesterly point of the British mainland is one of the most remote places in the Scottish Highlands.
Roche, England
This ruined 15th-century hermitage is steeped in myth and mystery.
Swanage, England
65 million-year-old chalk outcroppings mark the end of the Jurassic Coast.
Birmingham, England
An ancient woodland that inspired a young J.R.R. Tolkien.
Coventry, England
This amazing 15th-century mural remained hidden in plain sight for centuries.
Margate, England
Grotto replete with mystical designs laid out in glued shell mosaics.
Kirkstall, England
Artists have long been drawn to these atmospheric 12th-century ruins.
Buckfastleigh, England
This historic Benedictine monastery brews a booze so toxic that it has often been blamed almost singularly for Scottish hooliganism.
Birmingham, England
This ornate English estates "Prodigy House" still bears the cannonball marks of civil war.
Canterbury, England
One of England's most famous churches hides a pair of little known architectural treasures.
Buxton, England
These unique stepping stones hug a river's edge to take hikers on a journey through a limestone gorge.
Keld, England
The dramatic remains of an abandoned farmhouse sit high on the edge of a remote hillside.
Kidderminster, England
Built by the patron saint of illusionists this Elizabethan manor house is riddled with secret cubbies for hiding priests.