Falkirk, Scotland
Falkirk Wheel
Old-fashioned knowledge and modern engineering create the world's only rotating boatlift.
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Falkirk, Scotland
Old-fashioned knowledge and modern engineering create the world's only rotating boatlift.
Corsham, England
Below a historic English market town lies a secret underground city complete with kitchens, laundries, storerooms, and an underground lake.
Nottingham, England
The oldest inn in England served brew to the crusaders.
Littledean, England
A 200-year-old prison that now houses a peculiar crime museum.
Bodnant Hall, Wales
A breathtaking flower tunnel bursts with beautiful golden blossoms.
Tisbury, England
Besieged by war, this castle ruin has crumbled into a peaceful picnic spot.
Tintern, Wales
This well-preserved Cistercian Abbey in a romantic pastoral setting has inspired artists like the poet Wordsworth.
Paisley, Scotland
A familiar otherworldly creature guards this 12th-century Scottish abbey.
Largs, Scotland
This stately estate house features a tower covered in a bright, modern mural.
Chester, England
Mysteriously stacked storefront paths give this medieval British town an iconic style like none other.
London, England
The largest of London's subterranean rivers and once a mad, bad center of London life.
England
Surreal riveted sea forts once protected the Kent shores from German attack.
Whitby, England
The gloomy ruins that inspired Bram Stoker to bring Dracula to life.
London, England
This 1920s Dutch barge is now a floating bookstore.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Accessible only at low tide, the deserted island is dotted with World War II ruins.
Oxford, England
An Oxford museum where visitors can have tea with the Mad Hatter and climb through the wardrobe to a fantasy land.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A 18th century graveyard and its astonishing cortege of macabre iconography.
Tintagel, England
A fantastic castle rumored to be the birthplace of King Arthur.
London, England
A historic London pub with prison cells in the cellar and a "spy room" on the second floor.
Saint Austell, England
400-year-old garden, restored to beauty.
London, England
Hear the quietest sound from across the dome.
Glenfinnan, Scotland
Now famous as the "Harry Potter bridge," this impressive concrete viaduct has long been an icon in its own right.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The fountain marks the area where hundreds of accused witches were burned at the stake.
Bushmills, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland's Brobdingnagian stepping stones.