The photographs of "fairies" that fooled much of the world (including the creator of Sherlock Homes) were taken at this English stream.

This tiny 1930s Art Deco airport is a beautiful remnant of a bygone era.

One fisherman has used his love of pebbles and shore to create a crazy garden of rocky art.

A brick foundation and piles of listing building materials are all that remains of this World War II POW camp.

This former Welsh metal factory is now a lovely abandoned relic but was once one of the industry's world leaders.

The rotting skeleton of a shoreside fun fair that was destroyed by fire and storms still haunts the Brighton ocean view.

The storied English village that pretended to be insane inspired NYC's nickname and the fictional namesake in the DC Comics universe.

Great Britain's only hat-making museum.

Where the sleeping monsters of Scotland's oil industry are left to rust.

This former medical factory gives home to cutting edge arts in the shadow of a gas works.

A slightly surreal menagerie of structures that were lovingly spared from demolition and reconstructed in a field.

A museum devoted to the science of color.

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

The names Lúthien and Beren can be found inscribed on the shared grave of the famous writer and his beloved wife and muse.

Recently restored menagerie of Victorian-era beasts.

This witch statue remembers a time in England's history when fear trumped truth.

An optical Illusion once believed to be an electrical phenomenon.

The sculpture is made of more than 100,000 knives collected to raise awareness about violence.

These medieval tunnels provided water to the city above through centuries of civil war and plague.

Accessible only at low tide, the deserted island is dotted with World War II ruins.

A vortex fountain that seems to rise out of the ground.

The view from this giant Stone Age toad is unexpectedly beautiful.

Built during the Scottish boom in the oil industry, the village was never inhabited.

The world's oldest surviving music hall was also once a freakshow.