Glasgow, Scotland
Britannia Panopticon Music Hall
The world's oldest surviving music hall was also once a freakshow.
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Glasgow, Scotland
The world's oldest surviving music hall was also once a freakshow.
Mansfield, England
The largest oak in England is said to have been the hideout of Robin Hood and his Merry Men.
Buxton, England
This beautiful "lagoon" is actually a toxic soup filled with cars, carcasses, and trash. When warnings couldn't stop people from going for a dip, the town dyed it black.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The tomb of one of Scotland's bloody historic villains is a magnet for bumbling desecrators.
Charmouth, England
Cliffs full of fossils at the portal to England's Jurassic Coast.
Clachan-Seil, Scotland
The "Bridge Over the Atlantic" lets you cross the waterway in mere seconds.
Nottingham, England
An engineering error ensured this cavernous 350-foot-long subterranean thoroughfare was never used as intended.
Glasgow, Scotland
This Scottish museum is the only one in the world to focus not on one religion but all of them.
Oxford, England
One of Europe's oldest libraries.
Holywell, Wales
The oldest continual pilgrimage site in Britain was supposedly created by a gruesome beheading.
Manchester, England
19th century museum with an eclectic mix of curiosities, from Egyptian artifacts to items on archery history to the skull of the world's oldest horse.
Manchester, England
These lovely Turkish-styled baths were brought back to life after winning a reality show competition.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This extinct volcano rises above Edinburgh and is special for its panoramic views over the city.
London, England
The sumptuous ceiling was one of the last things Charles I saw before his execution.
Lendalfoot, Scotland
Legend says this cave housed a 16th-century cannibal and his family of 48.
Bodiam, England
A beautiful ruin of a 14th-century Plantagenet castle built by a medieval mercenary.
Tongwynlais, Wales
High Victorian fantasy created a fairytale castle out of a ruined fortress in Wales.
Ripon, England
Although it appears ancient and mysterious, the quirky folly was actually built 200 years ago by an eccentric estate owner.
Crymych, Wales
The Stonehenge of Wales is one of the grandest neolithic dolmens still in existence.
London, England
This historic building displays the remains of a victim of the devastating 14th-century plague.
Coleford, England
On this wooded path, a stained-glass window creates a spellbinding forest cathedral.
London, England
Art Deco and “Wrenaissance” mash-up, this recently restored royal residence has been home to kings and comes with secret monkey passages included.
Cardiff, Wales
A harem-inspired Moorish fantasy design in a Victorian-era Welsh castle.
Skipton, England
Harry Potter once visited this massive limestone cliff, which was carved by an ancient glacial river.