Kerry, Ireland
Charlie Chaplin's Vacation Statue
An Irish town has built a statue to a silent film actor simply thanks to the holidays he once spent there.
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Kerry, Ireland
An Irish town has built a statue to a silent film actor simply thanks to the holidays he once spent there.
Corofin, Ireland
A hugely vast Irish landscape of barren rock that stretches for miles.
Wicklow, Ireland
This ancient Irish tower could easily have stood in for Rapunzel's prison.
Liverpool, England
19th century tunnels burrowed under Liverpool.
Dalmally, Scotland
Overlooking a Scottish loch, this beautifully crumbling castle once inspired a poem by William Wordsworth.
Glasgow, Scotland
This stately monument has been wearing a traffic cone hat for decades much to the delight of the locals.
Edinburgh, Scotland
There are plenty of wonderful panoramic vistas in Edinburgh, but not many are hidden smack in the middle of the Old Town.
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.
Holy Island of Lindisfarne, England
Twice a day this ancient path disappears with the tides, leaving the Holy Island of Lindisfarne out to sea.
Alnwick, England
This iconic 1,000-year-old medieval castle is a favorite of the film industry, most notably as the location for Hogwarts in Harry Potter.
Elsdon, England
A lone pole once used to display a man's corpse now stands empty, but the memory remains.
Krakow, Poland
This Polish cave has housed a dragon, a brothel, and an enduring legend.
Gateshead, England
Huge winged monument in the United Kingdom.
Newcastle upon Tyne, England
This century-old grotesque has a mysterious history and may not actually be a rabbit.
London, England
A quiet memorial to those who died saving others in the heart of the City of London.
London, England
Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.
London, England
This massive collection of British military artifacts includes the heartbreaking personal letters of the men in the trenches of WWI.
London, England
Scattered throughout London are ancient remnants of the city's former bounding wall.
London, England
A 2000-year-old Roman amphitheater lies just below Guildhall Yard.
London, England
One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.
London, England
Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.
London, England
London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A British plaque explains that a house was built using the spoils of the first international golf bet.
Mow Cop, England
This crumbling folly looks like an enchanted left over from Middle Earth.