Boyce, Virginia
Ginkgo Grove Garden
Every autumn, this grove of living fossils erupts in a blaze of brilliant golden-yellow leaves and stinky fruit.
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Boyce, Virginia
Every autumn, this grove of living fossils erupts in a blaze of brilliant golden-yellow leaves and stinky fruit.
Hitachinaka, Japan
Every autumn, this hillside is ablaze with red summer cypress.
Wiesenthau, Germany
An ancient pagan site swirling with legends in the foothills of Franconian Switzerland.
Berkeley, England
The "father of immunology" used this humble hut to offer the local people some of the world's first free vaccinations.
Stoke Heath, England
A slightly surreal menagerie of structures that were lovingly spared from demolition and reconstructed in a field.
Staffordshire, England
Parts of this former military training ground may have inspired parts of J.R.R. Tolkien's famous fantasy series.
Cannock, England
Austrian and Germans who died on British soil during World War I and II are buried here.
Macclesfield, England
One of the largest mechanical models of the solar system in the world.
Manchester, England
The largest municipal cemetery in the United Kingdom and the second largest in Europe contains some of Manchester’s biggest characters.
Halifax, England
Probably the smallest museum in the world, housed in a disused phone booth.
Halifax, England
This tallest folly in the world began its life as an elaborate factory chimney.
Halifax, England
This Georgian architectural masterpiece is the only cloth hall left in Britain.
Halifax, England
This centuries-old mansion was the home of the noted 19th-century diarist Anne Lister (aka “Gentleman Jack”).
Skipton, England
Harry Potter once visited this massive limestone cliff, which was carved by an ancient glacial river.
Malham, England
A long, winding trek rewards you with a gorge so captivating it inspired a painting in the Tate.
Ingleton, England
This amazing trail among the many waterfalls around Ingleton has been enchanting visitors since 1885.
Keld, England
A winding medieval path was used by mourners to carry their dead to the nearest church.
Hawes, England
A steep and winding road in the Yorkshire Dales passes by these deep natural potholes.
Borth, Wales
A 4,500-year-old forest is slowly being revealed from beneath the sands of a Welsh beach.
Newchapel, Wales
This magical grotto is adorned with a complex pattern of native seashells, minerals, and fragments of colored glass.
Cynghordy, Wales
One family's environment-friendly hobbit-house in Wales.
Wales
This lonely cast-iron structure is the only wave-washed lighthouse of its kind left in all of Britain.
Bridgend, Wales
This 500-year-old Tudor home is a treasure trove of history and mystery.
Knighton, England
Britain’s longest ancient monument, this great 8th century earthwork was built to mark the boundary between what would become England and Wales.