The world's only managed flock of mute swans was established as a factory for monk meat but is now an adorable sanctuary.

Created as a punny statement about genetic engineering this monstrous hybrid statue has become a beloved icon.

This mummified mermaid corpse is an aquatic curio that was eventually revealed to be a fake.

This medieval church is the only one in the world that features all Marc Chagall stained-glass windows.

A magnificent menagerie of oddities, including taxidermy cryptids.

These unique stepping stones hug a river's edge to take hikers on a journey through a limestone gorge.

The world's largest collection of garden gnomes lives among the trees and wildflowers on this woodland reserve.

This centuries-old hotel hides a network of secret cellars and passages once used by smugglers.

Amazing collection of folly buildings in Cobham, Surrey.

This tiny town features a tiny town that acts as a 3D snapshot of the town during the 1950's.

A holy well supposedly infused with a saint's spirit flows within this quaint chapel.

The oldest candy store in the world has been selling traditional sweets since 1827.

The site of a mysterious pony massacre is rich with extraterrestrial conspiracy theories.

Colorful murals by Jean Cocteau hide within this peaceful London sanctuary.

Every hour on the hour a naked heroine and her leering foil appear from this giant cuckoo clock.

A stretch of land where the sour-sweet vegetable is cloaked in darkness and grows so fast you can hear it crack, squeak, and pop.

Every year locals tumble 650 feet down to the bottom of the hill chasing a Double Gloucester cheese.

There's a strange stone hoodoo towering atop a wooded hillside and no one is quite sure how it got there.

This grave resides at the crossroad of three parishes.

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

Recently restored menagerie of Victorian-era beasts.

The last of the 19th-century booze-free bars has been slinging teetotal tonics for over a century.

An archive of ceramic eggs painted to record clowns' personal makeup designs.

The last resting place of the famous Native American princess is marked by a haunting monument.