Holywood, Scotland
Garden of Cosmic Speculation
A 30-acre garden inspired by the principles of modern physics.
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Holywood, Scotland
A 30-acre garden inspired by the principles of modern physics.
Prescot, England
The second narrowest street in England is only 28 inches wide.
London, England
Several plaster noses are hidden in plain sight around London's Soho neighborhood.
Garenin, Scotland
Spend the night in this formerly abandoned traditional Scottish village.
London, England
The bridge is a secret gallery of discarded gum that has been transformed into miniature masterpieces.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This repurposed church offers a more literal way to get closer to the heavens.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This cannonball embedded in the side of an Edinburgh house once served a surprisingly pedestrian purpose.
Bury Saint Edmunds, England
The smallest pub in Britain was once a cabinet of curiosities and it still has the dead cat to prove it.
Bury Saint Edmunds, England
Long before wi-fi, this public seat provided the wonder of being online while outdoors.
Lavenham, England
The historic villages and towns of Suffolk are filled with wonky wooden beam houses painted an unusual shade of pink. Unknown to many though, this sweet shade has a bloody history.
Solihull, England
This medieval manor house was equipped with secret compartments for hiding priests.
Nottingham, England
An engineering error ensured this cavernous 350-foot-long subterranean thoroughfare was never used as intended.
Colwyn Bay, Wales
A cheeky tribute to a comedy legend.
Scarborough, England
80 years of the Battle of Peasholm on a small English lake.
Hunstanton, England
All that remains of the fishing-vessel-turned-warship is its weathered hull.
Hastings, England
This remarkably intact, 260-year-old cargo ship is only visible at the lowest of spring tides.
Isle of Man
The remains of the wrecked steam trawler can be found on the beach at low tide.
London, England
Shiny Brutalist box commemorates a pioneer of electricity and houses a railway transformer.
Bourton-on-the-Water, England
Puzzles within puzzles hide a golden treasure in this hedge maze.
Winchester, England
A rare labyrinth-style path carved into a historic hill.
Dublin, Ireland
This supermarket offers shoppers a window into the past alongside their groceries.
Kyle of Lochalsh, Scotland
The most iconic structure in Scotland has been home to bishops, colonels, and Sean Connery characters.
Tisbury, England
Besieged by war, this castle ruin has crumbled into a peaceful picnic spot.
Lumberton, Mississippi
This largely forgotten piece of Cold War history stands hidden in the woods just north of the Mississippi Gulf Coast.