This stream-carved gorge has inspired poets, hidden smugglers, and trained soldiers, all without losing its beauty.

This 13th century castle is chock full of ghosts and impossibly rare cows.

This ruined 15th-century hermitage is steeped in myth and mystery.

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

The plunge pool is a surviving relic of a rowdy royal residence.

The dramatic remains of an abandoned farmhouse sit high on the edge of a remote hillside.

The curious and tiny collection contains some very odd objects.

There's a labyrinth of medieval chambers hidden deep below a 15th-century pub.

This giant wooden treehouse within a sprawling garden has its own eatery.

Art Deco and “Wrenaissance” mash-up, this recently restored royal residence has been home to kings and comes with secret monkey passages included.

England's most notorious suicide spot.

A Victorian park cemetery, standing on the site of what was once the Great North Wood.

Western Europe's only representation of a Roman goddess still in its original location sits in an unassuming park.

Museum about life, death, and cannibalism in the Stone Age.

A historic arboretum and non-conformist, non-denominational park cemetery.

It is said the legendary wizard once lived in this sea cave beneath Tintagel Castle.

This iconic 1,000-year-old medieval castle is a favorite of the film industry, most notably as the location for Hogwarts in Harry Potter.

This coffee shop lies hidden beneath a historic church.

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

An Oxford museum where visitors can have tea with the Mad Hatter and climb through the wardrobe to a fantasy land.

One of the shortest streets in York has an especially odd name.

A 16th-century Andalusian palace.

This former charity hospital for elderly clergy houses some of Seville’s most treasured paintings.

Its appearance in "Game of Thrones" may spur on the long-awaited restoration of this medieval shipyard.