A ruined castle has more than its fair share of legends and ghost stories.

The gloomy ruins that inspired Bram Stoker to bring Dracula to life.

The sixth of London's "Magnificent Seven" cemeteries, and a source of unlikely inspiration to Beatrix Potter.

The site of London's first coffee house has been serving refreshments of one kind or another for 360 years.

This beautiful "lagoon" is actually a toxic soup filled with cars, carcasses, and trash. When warnings couldn't stop people from going for a dip, the town dyed it black.

A vast overgrown cemetery, once known as one of London's "Magnificent Seven."

A six-ton wedding present for the King of the Scots.

One of the oldest scientific gardens in Britain, containing more than 13,302 plant species in its core collection.

A island reachable by a causeway at low tide is possibly one of the earliest Western European locations to be identified in text.

A building that survived WWII, possibly on the virtue of its name alone.

High-end antique collection housed in a centuries-old church.

A genuine Little Shop of Horrors.

The decaying ruins of Wales' first asylum for the mentally ill.

Picturesque ruins once held off mighty armies.

This hospital once pioneered the use of electroencephalograms, but fell into maltreatment, abuse, and eventual abandonment.

Hauled from the water's depths, Henry VIII's flagship is preserved in this capsule-shaped museum.

The ghosts of Britain's telecommunication past sit rusting away in a small village in England.

The world's largest collection of witchcraft regalia.

Over 100 years ago this pyramidal holding cell was reserved for rowdy drunks but now only offers five minute sentences.

"Purveyors of traditional sweets and vintage treats."

A magnificent Victorian garden that brings the charm and style of old-time aristocracy to the 21st century public.

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

Historic church where a number of Shakespeare's actors are buried.

A comic book store that puts the marvel back in marvellous.