This Birnam-based garden honors the legacy of 19th-century children’s book author Beatrix Potter.

The world's largest prehistoric copper mine had 30,000 animal bones scattered throughout the maze of passageways.

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

The view from this giant Stone Age toad is unexpectedly beautiful.

The abandoned funicular tunnel was a secret base for the BBC during World War II.

A whale's jawbone and a malfunctioning harpoon welcome you to the village of Bragar and its lore.

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

This strange moor has a song written about it, Bronze Age carvings, and an alien sighting.

A circle stone within a stone circle.

A mysterious bridge over a sunken Roman road.

The "lost friend” is the most famous of the six moai statues that were removed from Easter Island.

This lonely cast-iron structure is the only wave-washed lighthouse of its kind left in all of Britain.

Sometimes an island, sometimes a rocky outcropping connected to the world by a tiny suspension bridge.

This Welsh village gave itself a ridiculous name in a publicity stunt a century ahead of its time.

This single-track road rewards brave drivers with stunning Scottish scenery.

A midnight snack that lights up the night.

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

Geodesic dome luxury retreat in the Scottish Highlands.

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

A long, winding trek rewards you with a gorge so captivating it inspired a painting in the Tate.

One family's environment-friendly hobbit-house in Wales.

Although it appears ancient and mysterious, the quirky folly was actually built 200 years ago by an eccentric estate owner.

The majority of the museum's large collection is held in a storage space open to the public a few times a year.

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