Places Edited by rbenn250

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

A six-ton wedding present for the King of the Scots.

This stately monument has been wearing a traffic cone hat for decades much to the delight of the locals.

The site of London’s first coffee house has been serving refreshments of one kind or another for 360 years.

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

The monster at the center of the Darwin Center Spirit Collection.

Repository for more than 22 million pickled specimens.

The gloomy ruins that inspired Bram Stoker to bring Dracula to life.

A ruined castle has more than its fair share of legends and ghost stories.

One could not be blamed for literally walking all over this supposed landmark.

The view that inspired the scenes of Dracula's first landing in England.

A fantastic castle rumored to be the birthplace of King Arthur.

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.

How did a French journalist’s grave become the sexiest statue in the cemetery?

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.

On October 17, 1814, a 15-ft. wave of beer ran rampant through the streets of London.

High Victorian fantasy created a fairytale castle out of a ruined fortress in Wales.

A petite castle folly in the English countryside.

London's old-school healing garden.

The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?

Recently restored menagerie of Victorian-era beasts.

A harem-inspired Moorish fantasy design in a Victorian-era Welsh castle.

Created by one of England's most prolific labyrinth designers, inspired by Bath city history.

One of the largest sculpture collections in the U.K. features history's greats, from Bob Dylan to Galileo, in bronze.