The Underground railway station and its Cubist/Art Deco statue are so evocative of 1920s/30s London that one almost expects to see Poirot on the stairs.

A peaceful Elves-fairytale landscape hides an evil scar, a chasm so dark and daunting that for centuries it was believed to be the gateway to hell.

This Cardiff Bay landmark traces its history back to when Norwegian ships transported coal from Wales.

A painting, bought for one dollar and carried to the church on a manure cart, is said to have instigated miracles and has certainly inspired the construction of an impressive basilica

The ruins of a 12th-century Cistercian monastery can be found alongside World War II tank traps and pillboxes.

A statuesque figure of a feline stands sentry over a ostentatious spiral staircase

A relic from ancient Egypt that is purported to have a curse associated with it

The purported midpoint in London from which all distances are measured has a tragic love story at its core

This limestone Temple Ornament was created from the relics of St. Mary's Chapel

This statue that honors King Bladud dates from 1859 and, after being kept in storage for many years, was renovated and moved to the Parade Gardens in 2009. The statue of a pig was added at the same time

An architectural masterpiece which came in time to solve a dramatic situation inside this magnificent cathedral

The largest stretch of the Berlin Wall is right on top of the former SS headquarters

A historical hangover from the time of public humiliation as a state punishment

Intricate 14th-century floor tiles hidden underfoot in Winchester Cathedral

Where a plague-quarantined village left vinegar-soaked coins for supplies

An Iron Age hillfort above Britain's oldest chalk figure

One of the oldest and largest timber-framed barns in Europe

A soaring wool-money church towering over a preserved medieval village

Among Europe's oldest timber barns, built by the Knights Templar

An ornately carved Tudor cloth merchant's house and restored garden

The phone booths in this English town have distinctly milky hues.

A rare full-sized statue of one of Britain's famous writers.

This striking observation tower shaped like a spinnaker sail is the newest icon in historic Portsmouth.

This grisly effigy displays an early Christian martyr who was skinned alive and beheaded.