Largest lake in Great Britain measured by surface area.

A giant white horse drawn on an English hillside may not have been intended to be a horse at all.

Huge winged monument in the United Kingdom.

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe's grave.

Ruined 11th century abbey built by King David I in Edinburgh, Scotland.

A book bound in the skin of an infamous criminal, along with countless other specimens.

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

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

Fascinating town where normal life interfaces with the occult.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.

Near-constant high winds deform the trees on Spruce Knob, the highest point in West Virginia.

Two insane asylum bodies embalmed by an amateur.

The oldest stone house in Paris was built by its most famous alchemist.

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

A century-old tradition has culminated in a small but singular collection of feline effigies.

Once thought to be the mysterious work of a witchy prophetess, a well with unusual properties turns objects into "stone".

The National Railway Museum in York is the largest railway museum in the world, attracting almost 1 million visitors per year.