London, England
Chi-Chi the Giant Panda
The beloved beast's taxidermy remains sit in the Natural History Museum's cafe.
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London, England
The beloved beast's taxidermy remains sit in the Natural History Museum's cafe.
York, England
This network of narrow, medieval passages has the most delightful name.
Maidstone, England
This former abandoned hospital, a complex of stunning 19th century buildings, once housed 2,000 psychiatric patients.
London, England
This 1920s Dutch barge is now a floating bookstore.
London, England
Hidden beneath the streets of London is a secret subway that only carried mail.
London, England
The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.
London, England
This macabre painting of a Shakespearean scene looks like something out of a nightmare.
Bristol, England
The Bristol Camera Obscura housed in an ancient windmill.
Roche, England
This ruined 15th-century hermitage is steeped in myth and mystery.
Invergarry, Scotland
From here, the loch appears to take the shape of mainland Scotland.
Birchover, England
This mysterious hilltop collection of Druid carvings isn't quite what it seems.
Swanage, England
65 million-year-old chalk outcroppings mark the end of the Jurassic Coast.
North Yorkshire, England
This disused Cold War bunker has been restored to all of its early 60s glory.
London, England
Putting the "mod" in "modular" since 2000.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This extraordinary Viking artifact has traveled throughout the city.
Liverpool, England
The Liverpool street made famous by the Beatles is real.
Comrie, Scotland
Built to hold the worst of the worst of the Nazi war prisoners.
Glasgow, Scotland
This waterfall is one of the most spectacular natural features in the Scottish Lowlands.
Dalmally, Scotland
Overlooking a Scottish loch, this beautifully crumbling castle once inspired a poem by William Wordsworth.
Cookley, England
Near Birmingham, England three and a half miles of top-secret tunnels housed a World War II “shadow factory” and a Cold War nuclear bunker.
Caerleon, Wales
This Roman amphitheater is said to be King Arthur's legendary Round Table.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The U.K.'s first underground railway line is now a lively thoroughfare for runners and cyclists.
Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, Wales
This Welsh village gave itself a ridiculous name in a publicity stunt a century ahead of its time.
Cynghordy, Wales
One family's environment-friendly hobbit-house in Wales.