Somerset, England
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The oldest residential street in Europe also features an optical illusion.
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Somerset, England
The oldest residential street in Europe also features an optical illusion.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The tomb of one of Scotland's bloody historic villains is a magnet for bumbling desecrators.
Mansfield, England
The largest oak in England is said to have been the hideout of Robin Hood and his Merry Men.
London, England
The sumptuous ceiling was one of the last things Charles I saw before his execution.
Bodiam, England
A beautiful ruin of a 14th-century Plantagenet castle built by a medieval mercenary.
Hawarden, Wales
At the United Kingdom's only residential library you can sleep among the books.
Mow Cop, England
This crumbling folly looks like an enchanted left over from Middle Earth.
Avebury, England
The largest stone circle in the world has ended up bringing up more questions than it has answered.
Golspie, Scotland
A castle in the Scottish Highlands has been continuously inhabited since the 1300s.
Hartfield, England
The forest that inspired Winnie-the-Pooh's Hundred Acre Wood can be found outside London.
Borth, Wales
A 4,500-year-old forest is slowly being revealed from beneath the sands of a Welsh beach.
Penzance, England
A open air theatre built on a cliff by an eccentric British woman.
Tisbury, England
Besieged by war, this castle ruin has crumbled into a peaceful picnic spot.
London, England
A wonderfully eclectic Victorian aquarium lies in the basement of the Horniman Museum.
Nottingham, England
The oldest inn in England served brew to the crusaders.
London, England
The "lost friend” is the most famous of the six moai statues that were removed from Easter Island.
Falkirk, Scotland
Old-fashioned knowledge and modern engineering create the world's only rotating boatlift.
Alexandria, Scotland
Largest lake in Great Britain measured by surface area.
London, England
No one knows who created the statues or if they are arranged properly—let alone the artwork's real name.
Lostwithiel, England
The ruins of an 11th-century Norman castle with a rare, perfectly circular shape.
Gwynedd, Wales
A miniature Italianate fantasy village on the coast of Wales and the set of ITC classic "The Prisoner."
Edinburgh, Scotland
Now home to a drinking establishment, this building has a macabre history.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Sprawled across the Great Hall ceiling are various constellations and images relating to the zodiac.
York, England
Follow the original medieval paths that wind through this intriguing section of the city.