This effigy was crafted to annoy a neighbor after a civil dispute over a foul smell.

Ospreys visit this location every year to nest.

Named after a 6th-century saint, who was also a scholar.

In the 18th century, the Earl of Buchan mapped the universe on this stone pillar.

Successful single-handed, non-stop circumnavigation of the world in a sailing boat was a wish said to be granted at the well.

A museum dedicated to Wales’ favorite—and strangest-looking—watercraft.

This figure of a local merchant is said to reanimate and do a dance during Hogmanay.

The remains of a 13th-century stronghold built by the Welsh prince known as Llywelyn the Last.

Dedicated to one of the nation's worst engineering disasters.

Order a salt beef-loaded beigel at any hour of the day or night at this East End institution.

The site of the world's first modern seismometer.

Inspired by Thomas Stothard's painting of the "Journey to Canterbury," albeit with Canterbury natives.

A memorial to the acting bear whose escape caused a sensation on the Outer Hebrides.

A former church that has been chronicling the Scottish island of Islay's rich history since the 70s.

A small, former industrial site overlooking Loch Kinardochy.

The grounds of this Catholic boarding school are said to have inspired Arthur Conan Doyle and J.R.R. Tolkien.

These unique weather vanes honor Scotland's most famous bard and decorate this walkway.

This rocky outcrop served as a quarry for some of the bluestones that sit at the center of Stonehenge.

Metal horses galloping through a London fountain provide a link to the city's past.

This cauldron was said to be hidden inside a church after it was borrowed from a local witch.

Inside a London bookstore, a fireplace that once belonged to the illustrator responsible for a famous set of tarot cards.

These stones date back to the 3rd or 2nd millennium B.C.

The ruinous former neo-classical mansion was built for Thomas Fraser of Strichen.

This unique sculpture of a steelworker is hidden amid the trees of Sheffield.