Whittingham, England
Whittingham Hospital
This hospital once pioneered the use of electroencephalograms, but fell into maltreatment, abuse, and eventual abandonment.
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Whittingham, England
This hospital once pioneered the use of electroencephalograms, but fell into maltreatment, abuse, and eventual abandonment.
Milton, Scotland
This Scottish bridge seems to compel dogs to leap to their death.
Preston, England
Everyone's favorite clay duo immortalized in bronze.
Knighton, England
Britain’s longest ancient monument, this great 8th century earthwork was built to mark the boundary between what would become England and Wales.
Paisley, Scotland
A familiar otherworldly creature guards this 12th-century Scottish abbey.
Clachan-Seil, Scotland
The "Bridge Over the Atlantic" lets you cross the waterway in mere seconds.
Tarvin, England
Three stone bridges straddling the River Gowy form part of the medieval road from London to Holyhead—despite a common nickname, they're not Roman.
Chester, England
Western Europe's only representation of a Roman goddess still in its original location sits in an unassuming park.
Chester, England
Once the last route taken by condemned prisoners.
Isle of Staffa, Scotland
This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.
Defynnog, Wales
Estimated to be more than 5,000 years old, this yew may be Britain’s oldest.
Liverpool, England
A thousand year old oak tree survives in Liverpool.
Holywood, Scotland
A 30-acre garden inspired by the principles of modern physics.
Liverpool, England
The Liverpool street made famous by the Beatles is real.
Liverpool, England
These rose marble urinals are the most luxurious loos in Liverpool.
Liverpool, England
Gutted during the Liverpool Blitz, this architectural husk has been left destroyed in honor of the dead.
Kilmartin, Scotland
The ruins of this 19th-century Scottish Baronial mansion reflect the architectural heritage and history of Scotland's aristocracy.
Scotland
Legend says a witch conjured the world's third largest whirlpool to protect Scotland from a nasty pirate.
Denbighshire, Wales
These precariously placed ruins harken back to a 13th-century castle.
Ravenglass, England
These Roman ruins in England’s Lake District are 2,000 years old, but look pretty good for their age.
Cynghordy, Wales
One family's environment-friendly hobbit-house in Wales.
Whitehaven, England
Local legends say that fairies used to dance in the moonlight here and invite handsome young men into their grottoes.
Machynlleth, Wales
Led Zeppelin wrote some of their most iconic songs at this little 18th-century Welsh cottage.
Glentrool, Scotland
A square stone tomb marks the spot where six men were killed while holding a service in Caldoris Wood.