This observatory within Europe's first dark sky park offers stunning views of the night sky.

This historic abandoned train station looks like a stop for ghost trains.

This 15th century pub is one of only two pubs in England situated on consecrated ground.

This charming railway is one of the oldest and steepest funiculars in England.

Legend says these rocks used to be hunting dogs, a story that may have inspired Sherlock Holmes' most famous case.

Oxford University's stateliest library seems designed to make students truly feel the weight of knowledge.

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

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

The Origin of On the Origin of Species.

This Scottish museum is the only one in the world to focus not on one religion but all of them.

A quiet memorial to those who died saving others in the heart of the City of London.

The first tunnel to be dug beneath a river, repurposed as an art and museum space.

Human-made caves excavated to hide a secret society of wealthy pagans.

These lovely Turkish-styled baths were brought back to life after winning a reality show competition.

Follow the original medieval paths that wind through this intriguing section of the city.

The highest peak in Wales is said to be the final resting place of a giant killed by King Arthur.

Near the former site of numerous witch burnings, this lavish Edinburgh mainstay pays homage to Scotland's brutal history.

A glorious pub known for a spiteful printing feud and its famous typeface lost—then found—at the bottom of the Thames.

The forest that inspired Winnie-the-Pooh's Hundred Acre Wood can be found outside London.

A hermit's tiny cell built into the cliffside that saved him in South Pembrokeshire.

The oldest inn in England served brew to the crusaders.

A miniature Italianate fantasy village on the coast of Wales and the set of ITC classic "The Prisoner."

There are plenty of wonderful panoramic vistas in Edinburgh, but not many are hidden smack in the middle of the Old Town.

Fascinating town where normal life interfaces with the occult.