Hidden in a grotto 26 feet below Nottingham's oldest hotel, this stylish subterranean drinking den is notoriously hard to find.

A striking 500-year-old mansion provides an unexpectedly sublime home for live deer and a menagerie of exotic stuffed animals.

A labyrinthine underworld of tunnels and caverns hides beneath the city.

The oldest inn in England served brew to the crusaders.

The remains of a Dominican friary, once one of the largest of its kind in the United Kingdom.

This gorgeous space is England's largest independent library outside of London.

This century-old grotesque has a mysterious history and may not actually be a rabbit.

This building was once a town hall, a fire station, a prison, a dairy market, and the target for two marksmen.

A perfectly running 230-year-old silver automaton and music box.

A monument with a strange legend involving a horse's tongue.

An unusual stone chair can be found on the banks of the River Wear, not far from Durham Cathedral.

Hundreds of years ago, this lion-shaped door knocker could help a person accused of a crime find temporary safe haven in Durham Cathedral.

A rather grand, but tiny, folly on the banks of the River Wear associated with a Polish count.

These lamps were created to expel sewer gases after an event known as The Great Stink.

The 2,000-year-old pieces of metal are an ancient soldier's military discharge papers.

Take afternoon tea in a 17th-century almshouse.

An abandoned tower once used to study the cosmos hides within a thicket of greenery.

This lake-bound geographical marker sits at the point where three European countries intersect.

If you visit Santa's village, you can get your passport stamped to show you crossed into the Arctic Circle.

A replica of the home of a famous fictional troll family.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

Potato-peeling mannequins, Inca art, and a dangling tuber mobile help trace the history of fries at this Belgian museum.

Museum preserving torture methods from the past.

Copenhagen's celebrated theme park and gardens.