Chester, England
Medieval Coffin of St John's
A rare wooden coffin set vertically into the Gothic arch of an ruined church.
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Chester, England
A rare wooden coffin set vertically into the Gothic arch of an ruined church.
Chester, England
Mysteriously stacked storefront paths give this medieval British town an iconic style like none other.
Alton, England
A creepy tree with a local legend that inspired a nearby theme park ride.
Maidstone, England
This oak sculpture at the edge of a small woodland is nine feet tall and shrouded in mystery.
New York, New York
More than 300,000 historical artifacts from the famous music venue, from Duke Ellington's handwritten score to The Beatles' booking slip.
Liverpool, England
The quiet field that inspired one of the most famous songs of all time.
Eyam, England
Eyam took steps to quarantine themselves and keep the plague from spreading.
Trethevy, England
A unique waterfall that some believe attracts the fairfolk.
Nottingham, England
A striking 500-year-old mansion provides an unexpectedly sublime home for live deer and a menagerie of exotic stuffed animals.
Leicester, England
This former sewage pumping station is now a fascinating museum.
Northampton, Massachusetts
A single room pays homage to the prodigious achievements of the 30th President of the United States.
Goldfield, Nevada
Eulogizing an unknown man's unusual demise.
Chillingham, England
This 13th century castle is chock full of ghosts and impossibly rare cows.
Alnwick, England
This enormous secondhand bookstore inside a Victorian train station sparked the "Keep Calm and Carry On" craze.
Alnwick, England
This giant wooden treehouse within a sprawling garden has its own eatery.
Holy Island of Lindisfarne, England
Twice a day this ancient path disappears with the tides, leaving the Holy Island of Lindisfarne out to sea.
Holy Island of Lindisfarne, England
These upturned herring boats make nifty storage sheds for fishing goods.
Whitby, England
The gloomy ruins that inspired Bram Stoker to bring Dracula to life.
London, England
Catacombs turned marketplace.
Edinburgh, Scotland
360° views of the city plus five floors of optical illusions and hands-on science.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This 17th-century street hidden beneath Edinburgh was once a breeding ground for the black death.
Alnwick, England
The sign at the garden gate reads: “These Plants Can Kill.”
Whitby, England
The recreated ruins of a house designed to memorialize a World War I shelling on the town.
York, England
The remains of an ancient bathhouse sit inside this aptly-named pub.