Penrith, England
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Penrith, England
Ambleside, England
Looking like something out of a fairytale, this tiny house was built over a stream to avoid paying land taxes
Ambleside, England
This atmospheric cavern on the hillside above picturesque Rydal Water is actually an old slate quarry
Holmrook, England
One of the highest Roman forts in Britain is set amid dramatic scenery on a notoriously difficult road.
Seascale, England
The highest peak in all of England is plagued by dangerously fickle climate shifts.
Borrowdale, England
It's believed a local adventurer spent 50 years living inside this cave.
Borrowdale, England
A 2,000-ton rock resting in a state of a delicate balance.
Keswick, England
A museum in England’s Lake District dedicated to the trusty pencil wants you to know the story of their World War II spy pencils.
Keswick, England
Stonehenge has nothing on Castlerigg’s views.
Avebury, England
The largest stone circle in the world has ended up bringing up more questions than it has answered.
Cherhill, England
The geoglyph once sported a glass bottle eye.
London, England
A charming 17th-century alley is lined with secondhand bookstores and antiquarian shops.
London, England
Originally meant to hold a statue of King William IV, this support sat empty for years. Today, it hosts a rotating cast of public artwork.
London, England
This luxury shopping lane has been protected by its own tiny police force for over a century.
London, England
A storied London perfume shop that supplies scents for royalty has been operating out of this storefront for nearly 300 years.
London, England
At the top of the hour, figures of the London department store's two co-founders emerge and bow to each other.
Bristol, England
A quaint hamlet of nine cottages around a small green near Blaise castle.
Bristol, England
An authentic, seaworthy replica of the ship that sailed to Newfoundland in 1497.
Bristol, England
This pedestrian footbridge honors Pero Jones, an enslaved African who lived in Bristol.
Bristol City, England
Installed in 1938, this was the first moving neon sign in Bristol
Bristol, England
One of Bristol's best-hidden gems has ties to Lord Byron, whence it became the nation's first reformatory school for girls.
Bristol, England
A plaque claims this artwork outside a children's hospital was used in the 1998 Quidditch World Cup.
Bath, England
This restaurant's specialty is "a major enigma for food historians."
Bath, England
The accidental discovery of this gilt bronze head led archaeologists to find the Roman Baths in the city of Bath