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North Yorkshire, England

Norber Erratics

A group of glacial erratic boulders are improbably balanced on white limestone pedestals.
London, England

Water Dragons of Kew Gardens

These docile dragons are ideal inhabitants for the conservatory greenhouses.
Bury Saint Edmunds, England

The Nutshell Pub

The smallest pub in Britain was once a cabinet of curiosities and it still has the dead cat to prove it.
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.
London, England

The Champion

This 19th-century pub features stained-glass windows celebrating Victorian-era "champions."
Devon, England

Burgh Island

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

Hound Tor

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

Oakley Court

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

The Cerne Abbas Giant

Giant naked man on a hillside.
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.
Nottingham, England

The Caves of Nottingham

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

Whitby Museum, Library & Archive

The curious and tiny collection contains some very odd objects.
Canterbury, England

Crooked House

This skewed English house has looked like it's going to fall over for centuries.
Gloucestershire, England

Chedworth Roman Villa

Deep in the countryside lie the remains of one of the grandest Roman dwellings in Britain.
Worcestershire, England

Harvington Hall

Built by the patron saint of illusionists this Elizabethan manor house is riddled with secret cubbies for hiding priests.
Buckinghamshire, England

Dockey Wood Bluebells

Each spring this woodland floor is carpeted with purplish flowers as far as the eye can see.
Slack Head, England

Fairy Steps

These legendary stone steps were once used to haul coffins up the rockface.
Royston, England

Royston Cave

Man-made cave with enigmatic carvings, some say made by the Knights Templar themselves.
Liverpool, England

Penny Lane

The Liverpool street made famous by the Beatles is real.
London, England

Café in the Crypt

This coffee shop lies hidden beneath a historic church.
London, England

'Out of Order'

A domino effect created with Britain’s iconic telephone boxes.
London, England

Coade Stone Caryatids

A measuring mishap led to these artificial stone ladies losing their stomachs.
Ilkley, England

Ilkley Moor

This strange moor has a song written about it, Bronze Age carvings, and an alien sighting.