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A vintage penny arcade hidden in the back of a fun fair-themed bar.

A boutique perfumery fashioned to look like a Victorian-era shop.

The Origin of On the Origin of Species.

Every year locals tumble 650 feet down to the bottom of the hill chasing a Double Gloucester cheese.

A small museum that celebrates the history and culture of the LGBTQ community in England.

The view that inspired the scenes of Dracula's first landing in England.

The shop where the girl who inspired the beloved character once bought sweets is now a book-themed commercial curiosity.

An amazing collection of curiosities hidden in a small Welsh village.

A museum that chronicles the interesting and often dark history of the London docklands, once one of the major trading ports of the world.

This disused Cold War bunker has been restored to all of its early 60s glory.

Once one of the largest rooms full of books in the world, this bookstore basement is still a treat for bibliophiles.

The curious and tiny collection contains some very odd objects.

In the ruins of Glastonbury Abbey lies the alleged resting place of the legendary king.

High-end antique collection housed in a centuries-old church.

This enormous secondhand bookstore inside a Victorian train station sparked the "Keep Calm and Carry On" craze.

Long-secret natural history museum, featuring the skull of a "Terror Bird."

This seaside Scottish holiday rental lets you live out your bookselling dreams.

This educational institution and reference library specialize in the psychic arts and mediumship.

This centuries-old hotel hides a network of secret cellars and passages once used by smugglers.

A spooky juxtaposition of caves and graves gives this legend-filled cemetery a particularly haunting vibe.

Above an abandoned Underground station, this charming bookstore is home to strange antiquities and literary works.

Oxford University's stateliest library seems designed to make students truly feel the weight of knowledge.

An English artist has turned an unassuming ex-council house into a time-lost house of mystery.

At the United Kingdom's only residential library you can sleep among the books.