Ancient Egyptian wigs, South American feather headdresses, a bounty of anthropological artifacts in Oxford.

With lush plants and flowers, huge trees, ponds, and hidden monuments, this place feels a bit like discovering Narnia.

Near Birmingham, England three and a half miles of top-secret tunnels housed a World War II “shadow factory” and a Cold War nuclear bunker.

Local legends say that fairies used to dance in the moonlight here and invite handsome young men into their grottoes.

A sea cave with a waterfall and Viking past

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

One of Edinburgh's oldest pubs hides a 19th-century skittles alley in the back.

This Victorian-era public house has set the standard for pub-style elegance for over a hundred years.

These ancient sea caves hold Britain's highest concentration of Pictish rock carvings.

The oldest residential street in Europe also features an optical illusion.

This small collection of rare books was uniquely locked up for safe keeping.

The ritual has been performed uninterrupted for nearly 700 years.

This Scottish manor house is a lush relic from the life of a literary great.

This Scottish burial tomb once held hundreds of ancient eagle bones.

The tomb of one of Scotland's bloody historic villains is a magnet for bumbling desecrators.

Black cat statues guard this temple-like Egyptian revival factory.

This king penguin is a knighted brigadier of the Norwegian Army.

One of the greatest movie directors of all time lived and worked in this London flat from 1926 to 1939.

This huge concrete map of Scotland was built as a thank you gift from a Polish soldier.

These ruins are a hidden gem, complete with fantastic views over the cliff edge.

Every birth, death, and marriage is recorded in these color-coded leather-bound books.

Modern megaliths form this work of cosmic, Celtic landscape art.

Glasgow’s piece of the patron saint of love.

This tiny little pool is said to be home to a malicious mermaid named Jenny Greenteeth.