17. Cadair Idris, United Kingdom
This iconic mountain in Wales’ Snowdonia National Park has a peak that is 914 meters high and supposedly the official seat of the mighty giant, Idris. Visitors are warned not to camp there because if you are found actually sleeping there you will be rudely awakened by a madman or a poet.
18. Mother Shipton’s Cave and Petrifying Well, United Kingdom
North Yorkshire’s Petrifying Well and Mother Shipton’s Cave are located in the popular spa town of Knaresborough. It’s said to be where the prophetess, Mother Shipton, was born. Her mysterious well could turn anything into stone. England’s oldest tourist attraction, the well water’s power is reportedly “the result of its [significantly] high mineral content.”
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