The oldest residential street in Europe also features an optical illusion.

The ruins of an 11th-century Norman castle with a rare, perfectly circular shape.

This antique prison is a tourist attraction with a sordid past.

The abandoned fishing village was swept right into the sea.

Besieged by war, this castle ruin has crumbled into a peaceful picnic spot.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

A miniature village mimics the surrounding buildings so well it includes itself.

This ruined medieval castle was the scene of Lord Robert Dudley’s seductive reception for Queen Elizabeth I.

The bombed out remains of the old church were kept intact next to the new one, as a reminder of the futility of war.

All that remains of the only English cathedral destroyed in the Protestant Reformation.

One of these two land speed record-breaking vehicles went so fast it shattered the sound barrier.

Built in 1911, the Tees Transporter Bridge is one of only six transporter bridges still in operation.

Journey through this open museum where even employees remain true to period.

Huge winged monument in the United Kingdom.

This memorial depicts the unlikely team that won England the Sir Thomas Lipton Trophy.

Harry Potter’s Hogsmeade Station is also a charming blast from the past situated in North Yorkshire.

This centuries-old hotel hides a network of secret cellars and passages once used by smugglers.

The site of the notorious Great Train Robbery of £2.6 million, one of the biggest heists in English history.

Human-made caves excavated to hide a secret society of wealthy pagans.

Home to one of the tallest church spires in Europe, this historic church once played host to King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn.

This witch statue remembers a time in England's history when fear trumped truth.

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

Though much of the castle was robbed of its stones, the underlying earthworks are among the best-preserved in England.

This tidal island, a sacred site in early English Christianity, was the target of a notable Viking invasion.