This legendary stone is of unknown origin, and throughout history has been a literal touchstone for British leaders.

A shrine to one of England's female saints in what is believed to be her former home.

Follow the original medieval paths that wind through this intriguing section of the city.

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

A castle in the Scottish Highlands has been continuously inhabited since the 1300s.

The sign marks one of the endpoints to mainland Britain's longest overland travel route.

A sea cave with a waterfall and Viking past

This tree was grafted from the actual tree that led Isaac Newton to ponder the theory of gravity.

Local legend says Isaac Newton built this footbridge without any screws, bolts, or nails.

Numberless clock creates a meal of time for the dreaded, insectile Chronophage.

Inspired by Thomas Stothard's painting of the "Journey to Canterbury," albeit with Canterbury natives.

A defensive structure built during the Hundred Years War has remained useful in one way or another for nearly 700 years.

A wonderfully eccentric Victorian-era museum and library.

A set of medieval stained-glass windows tell the gruesome story of a Viking siege.

This skewed English house has looked like it's going to fall over for centuries.

A bronze sculpture honoring a famous Serbian writer and a character from his novel.

This former monastery is still a revered religious site.

No building in the world leans as far as the so-called “Leaning Tower of Abu Dhabi.”

Whitewashed mosque contains the world's largest carpet.

Planned as the world’s first zero-carbon city, it had lofty ideals—but is only 5 percent completed and aiming for 50 percent carbon-neutral.

The world's largest frame offers spectacular views of the city's past and present.

A 19th-century defensive wall that once protected the settlement from invaders.

An abandoned desert hamlet swallowed up by sand.

Once a beautiful palace, this structure is now known as the ''museum of destruction."