Edinburgh, Scotland
The Royal Botanic Gardens of Edinburgh
One of the oldest scientific gardens in Britain, containing more than 13,302 plant species in its core collection.
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Edinburgh, Scotland
One of the oldest scientific gardens in Britain, containing more than 13,302 plant species in its core collection.
Marazion, England
A island reachable by a causeway at low tide is possibly one of the earliest Western European locations to be identified in text.
Yelverton, England
This tangled English forest looks like something right out of a fairytale.
London, England
A student driver's nightmare.
Tintagel, England
A fantastic castle rumored to be the birthplace of King Arthur.
London, England
A kaleidoscopic warehouse-maze of handmade neon signs.
London, England
The only university zoological museum in London houses extinct animals, bizarre natural history specimens, and a Micrarium of microscopic creatures.
Edinburgh, Scotland
360° views of the city plus five floors of optical illusions and hands-on science.
Holywood, Scotland
A 30-acre garden inspired by the principles of modern physics.
Isle of Skye, Scotland
This dramatic landscape hidden on the Isle of Skye looks as though you've stepped into the magical realm.
London, England
The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.
Ballymoney, Northern Ireland
The atmospheric road was never meant to be so creepy.
Bushmills, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland's Brobdingnagian stepping stones.
London, England
A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.
Isle of Skye, Scotland
These fantastically named natural pools look like something out of a Scottish myth.
London, England
Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.
Amesbury, England
Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world
Boscastle, England
The world's largest collection of witchcraft regalia.
London, England
This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the first ‘Harry Potter’ film.
London, England
One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.
Alnwick, England
The sign at the garden gate reads: “These Plants Can Kill.”
Coleford, England
The mysterious, fantastical woodland inspiration for "The Lord of the Rings."
Isle of Staffa, Scotland
This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.
Vinnytsia, Ukraine
The spectacular Roshen Fountain show lights up the night sky all summer long, until it "hibernates" under the ice waiting for spring to come.