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Saltburn-by-the-Sea, England

Saltburn Cliff Lift

This beautiful example of Victorian engineering is the oldest water-balanced funicular anywhere in the world.
Bristol, England

Vale Street

England's steepest street has such a drastic incline that locals tie their parked cars to lampposts when it gets icy.
Hereford, England

Hereford Mappa Mundi

The largest known medieval map of the world.
Cornwall, England

Dozmary Pool

Now nearly dry, this lake is said to be the ancient home of the Lady of the Lake, and was once thought to be bottomless.
York, England

The Snickelways of York

This network of narrow, medieval passages has the most delightful name.
England

Toad's Mouth

The view from this giant Stone Age toad is unexpectedly beautiful.
Houghton le Spring, England

Penshaw Monument

The nearly 200-year-old folly has a secret spiral staircase hidden in one of its pillars.
Stirling, Scotland

Beheading Stone

Legend says this rock was once a chopping block for public executions.
Devon, England

Hound Tor

Legend says these rocks used to be hunting dogs, a story that may have inspired Sherlock Holmes' most famous case.
Oxford, England

Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology

Used as an example in one of the first dictionary entries for "museum" in 1706.
Devon, England

Burgh Island

Take a sea tractor to the Art Deco hotel on the island that inspired Agatha Christie.
Salford, England

Lark Hill Place

This dreamy street will transport you to wintertime in Victorian England.
Bray, England

Oakley Court

You can spend the night in Dr. Frank-N-Furter's castle.
Brighton, England

The Royal Pavilion

Regency-era excess on the English Coast.
Abergele, Wales

Gwrych Castle

After years of slow decline, a derelict Gothic castle is now being restored to life.
Canterbury, England

The Great Cloister and Chapter House of Canterbury Cathedral

One of England's most famous churches hides a pair of little known architectural treasures.
Birmingham, England

Curzon Street Station

This historic abandoned train station looks like a stop for ghost trains.
Aberdeen, Scotland

Brig o’ Balgownie

Scotland's oldest medieval bridge is also among the last reminders of early medieval Aberdeen.
Cerne Abbas, England

The Cerne Abbas Giant

Giant naked man on a hillside.
Ely, England

Octagon Tower

A remarkable medieval structure born from a 14th-century disaster.
Liverpool, England

Williamson Tunnels

19th century tunnels burrowed under Liverpool.
Orkney, Scotland

Maeshowe

Thanks to both terrific preservation and historic vandalism this ancient site is known as the "Heart of Neolithic Orkney."
Nottingham, England

The Caves of Nottingham

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

'Coventry Doom'

This amazing 15th-century mural remained hidden in plain sight for centuries.