Ticknall, England
Calke Abbey
This home of a taxidermy hoarder is among the grandest and most singular of historic English estates.
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Ticknall, England
This home of a taxidermy hoarder is among the grandest and most singular of historic English estates.
Nottingham, England
A curious urban windmill once owned by a renowned British mathematical physicist.
Nottingham, England
When the public was consulted about a new piece of street art, they naturally asked for an enormous metal dragon.
Nottingham, England
When it came to designing his own small office building, the eccentric architect wasn't afraid to show the world what he could do.
Nottingham, England
These 90-year-old murals of local kings, Vikings, and outlaws hide in plain sight in a beautifully baroque shopping arcade.
Chesterfield, England
A labyrinthine underworld of tunnels and caverns hides beneath the city.
Nottingham, England
This unchanged Victorian park is rumored to have been the inspiration behind Peter Pan's Neverland.
Nottingham, England
A spooky juxtaposition of caves and graves gives this legend-filled cemetery a particularly haunting vibe.
Nottingham, England
The oldest inn in England served brew to the crusaders.
Gotham, England
The storied English village that pretended to be insane inspired NYC's nickname and the fictional namesake in the DC Comics universe.
Nottingham, England
A striking 500-year-old mansion provides an unexpectedly sublime home for live deer and a menagerie of exotic stuffed animals.
Stapleford, England
Left by the Devil, an ancient quarry or just plain old erosion, this enigmatic rock pillar rises 28 feet from the hillside.
Aberystwyth, Wales
A 19th-century funicular railway shuttles visitors up this surprising sea cliff to one of the world's largest camera obscuras.
Aberystwyth, Wales
A real-life Professor Snape once taught in this Welsh university building, which students of course nicknamed “Hogwarts.”
Aberystwyth, Wales
Welsh literary history is preserved in the delicate pages of these medieval manuscripts.
Pontarfynach, Wales
Three bridges straddle a stream, one stacked upon the other.
Pontypool, Wales
Go deep down into the earth to experience the world of Welsh coal miners.
Cardiff, Wales
An impromptu shrine appeared shortly after beloved "Torchwood" character Ianto Jones was killed off the show.
Saint Fagans, Wales
Stroll through Welsh history in a village of reconstructed structures.
Boscastle, England
The world's largest collection of witchcraft regalia.
Tintagel, England
It is said the legendary wizard once lived in this sea cave beneath Tintagel Castle.
Tintagel, England
A fantastic castle rumored to be the birthplace of King Arthur.
Bodmin, England
This antique prison is a tourist attraction with a sordid past.
Saint Blazey, England
The largest greenhouse in the world is home to over one million types of plants.