Shireoaks, England
The Giant's Staircase at Chesterfield Canal
This centuries-old canal known as the Cuckoo Dyke has a staircase of locks suitable for a giant.
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Shireoaks, England
This centuries-old canal known as the Cuckoo Dyke has a staircase of locks suitable for a giant.
Ventnor, England
The UK's oldest theme park slowly slips away.
Grange-over-Sands, England
Abandoned for over 20 years, this Art Deco seaside swimming pool is a magnificent waste.
Exmouth, England
Two women with a flair for both adventure and artful clutter created this singular round home.
Richmond, England
At 1,732 feet above sea level, this spectacularly isolated yet surprisingly bustling bar is the highest pub in Britain.
Glossop, England
The wreck of a B-29 Superfortress now stands as a memorial left in the moors.
Henshaw, England
Also known as “Robin Hood’s tree,” it became a famed location along Hadrian's Wall before it was cut down.
Brampton Bierlow, England
A folly built to satisfy a gentleman's bet that he could drive his horses through the eye of a needle.
Capel Saint Andrew, England
The scene of the United Kingdom's most famous UFO incident, dubbed the "British Roswell."
Birmingham, England
These centuries old gardens have been restored to their 17th century condition.
Spalding, England
"The Donut" was built as part of an expensive, ill-fated engineering endeavor.
Deepcar, England
A stone wall commemorates the legend of a ferocious dragon who literally got his butt kicked by a knight.
Alton Barnes, England
This massive chalk hill carving is one of England's most beloved giant horse geoglyphs.
Lincolnshire, England
This century-old cinema is complete with musical interludes and boasts a rare projection system.
Stapleford, England
Left by the Devil, an ancient quarry or just plain old erosion, this enigmatic rock pillar rises 28 feet from the hillside.
Ludlow, England
Centuries of human activity have forged an eerie landscape of ruins and craters on an exposed and windswept hilltop.
Mistley, England
This ancient oak tree sheltered accused "witches" in the 17th century.
Hastings, England
This remarkably intact, 260-year-old cargo ship is only visible at the lowest of spring tides.
London, England
London's first edible insect farm offers facility tours and cooking classes.
Forest-in-Teesdale, England
These remarkable cascades are the jewels of Upper Tees.
Leeds, England
This Victorian graveyard in Leeds is a macabre collection of beautiful tombs and memorials.
Newton Abbot, England
The legend says that this English rock formation was once a hunter who was turned to stone by annoyed witches.
Harrogate, England
Where Agatha Christie mysteriously disappeared in 1926.
Morpeth, England
This enchanting Victorian estate was home to the world's first hydroelectric power generator.