Llangennith, Wales
Worm's Head Tidal Island
A rocky sea serpent hides caves, blowholes, and a spectacular natural bridge.
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Llangennith, Wales
A rocky sea serpent hides caves, blowholes, and a spectacular natural bridge.
Lancaster, England
The largest cave chamber in Britain—big enough to fit a whole cathedral inside.
England
Surreal riveted sea forts once protected the Kent shores from German attack.
London, England
These morbid carvings remind churchgoers of the inevitability of death.
London, England
The monster at the center of the Darwin Center Spirit Collection.
Stow-on-the-Wold, England
This medieval sanctuary's tree-framed door looks like a portal to a mythical realm.
Alnwick, England
This iconic 1,000-year-old medieval castle is a favorite of the film industry, most notably as the location for Hogwarts in Harry Potter.
Grangemouth, Scotland
The heads of two giant mythological water horses honor Scotland's horselord past.
Dunbar, Scotland
At high tide this strange footbridge appears to have no purpose whatsoever.
Chester, England
Mysteriously stacked storefront paths give this medieval British town an iconic style like none other.
Wilkieston, Scotland
Large-scale contemporary artworks tower over fields and lurk in forests around a Jacobean manor house.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This allegedly haunted 16th-century tower house-turned-museum exhibits thousands of spectacular objects.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A beautiful Greco-Roman structure houses a well once believed to have healing powers.
Roslin, Scotland
A church that bred legends, and served as an inspiration for the Da Vinci Code.
London, England
A relic of Victorian grandeur hides beneath a busy South London road.
London, England
The pioneer of psychoanalysis spent the final year of his life here, still seeing patients on that famous couch.
London, England
This beautiful Victorian ironwork masterpiece was built to keep London from smelling like poop.
Orkney, Scotland
The true age of this ancient stone circle is unknown, but its stunning vista isn't in question.
Polldubh, Scotland
The highest peak in the United Kingdom has a history of physics, specters, and a pilgrimage of strange objects.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Come for the oysters, stay for the priceless art honoring inventors across history and Scotland's favorite outdoor sports.
Whitby, England
The gloomy ruins that inspired Bram Stoker to bring Dracula to life.
London, England
A hidden treasure in London with a rich medieval history, and the resting place of many luminaries.
London, England
An small and easily overlooked archaeology museum chock full of Egyptian artifacts.
London, England
The sixth of London's "Magnificent Seven" cemeteries, and a source of unlikely inspiration to Beatrix Potter.