This ancient abbey now lies in majestic ruin behind a caravan park.

This tower is all that remains of a once-famed chapel.

Picturesque ruins once held off mighty armies.

This crumbling coast and its teetering tower are literally filled with history, but they are also at great risk of becoming history themselves.

An allegorical statue of a giant pregnant woman representing justice and truth.

A disastrous D-Day rehearsal was relatively unknown until this sunken tank was discovered 40 years later.

These remarkable cascades are the jewels of Upper Tees.

These 20-foot jaw bones honor a time when the leviathan bones were a sign that whalers survived the hunt.

Sitting among the tombstones and trees, this anvil tells a story of crowns, conflicts, and craftsmanship.

These "bridges" help confused bats cross the road.

This well-preserved Cistercian Abbey in a romantic pastoral setting has inspired artists like the poet Wordsworth.

This ruined 15th-century hermitage is steeped in myth and mystery.

The world's first purpose-built motor racetrack was destroyed by the outbreak of two world wars.

Cliffs full of fossils at the portal to England's Jurassic Coast.

The elegant structure of this 19th century railroad bridge creates an illusion of infinity.

Horsemen once used this tilting post during jousting practice.

This bridge is the first to be made entirely from iron, but designed like it was still made of wood.

A monument with a strange legend involving a horse's tongue.

The former "holiday home" for monks at the Durham Cathedral.

In this scale model, our neighboring planets are represented by metal spheres spread across an English village. The nearest stars are represented by spheres in California and Australia.

Taking the subway here means doing so over a bridge located in the middle of an estuary.

This remarkably well-preserved Egyptian plinth is pretty well traveled for a giant piece of stone.

Ancient serpentine sacrifice holder that has stood the test of time.

A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.