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

This early Norman castle was the first historical monument protected by an act of Parliament.

The remains of the man who founded Pennsylvania lie in an unassuming grave in the English countryside.

This pub can leave even the sober feeling slightly unsteady.

The largest public library in the United Kingdom was designed to reflect the industrial and artistic history of the city where it stands.

A collection of historic buildings in central Birmingham blend seamlessly into the cityscape but have an interesting story to tell.

A small alleyway with an unusual moniker.

Known as the "Stairway to Heaven," this historic canal dates back to the 1700s.

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

A giant roundabout made up of six smaller roundabouts can befuddle the uninitiated.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

The oldest working mechanical clock in the world.

This gate served as a small lock-up jail in the 14th century.

This monumental gateway marks the northern edge of Brighton and is a welcome sign to all visitors to the seaside city.

The plaques around this 19th-century structure recall some rather strange tales.

The world's shortest funicular ferries beachgoers a whopping 128 feet from clifftop to shore.

Many mysteries surround these objects questioning whether they are cannonballs at all.

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

A large boulder marks the place where the island of Manhattan was purportedly "sold" to the Dutch.

The real-life site of Ichabod Crane's infamous gourd attack.

Oldest existing church in New York and the inspiration for Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."

A building made mostly of cast iron features a 1:45 scale lego model of its self.

This sound-art installation features songs composed using only the Mid-Hudson Bridge as an instrument.

A nearly 100-year-old dining car in upstate New York embodies the golden age of roadside dining.