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The storied English village that pretended to be insane inspired NYC's nickname and the fictional namesake in the DC Comics universe.

The longest stone bridge in England has an impressive history that dates back over 700 years.

This old village lock-up is known as the "round house," but it is actually octagonal.

This early 19th-century blast furnace only survived because it was a financial and technical failure.

This stretch of the River Severn where large waves flow against the current is the birthplace of river surfing.

Beasts and branches swirl in sandstone carvings, interrupted by one strange creature.

Detailed sandstone carvings show an array of symbolism and adorable animals.

The largest known medieval map of the world.

Rare collection of medieval books under lock and key.

Stroll through Welsh history in a village of reconstructed structures.

High Victorian fantasy created a fairytale castle out of a ruined fortress in Wales.

The largest of only eight working transporter bridges left in the world.

This Roman amphitheater is said to be King Arthur's legendary Round Table.

The enormous earthwork sculpture honors the ponies that lived and worked in the old colliery.

This former Welsh metal factory is now a lovely abandoned relic but was once one of the industry's world leaders.

One family's environment-friendly hobbit-house in Wales.

A 13th-century fortified manor house that was once sieged during the English Civil War.

This tranquil churchyard in the heart of England’s mining country whispers tales of both triumph and tragedy.

Centuries of human activity have forged an eerie landscape of ruins and craters on an exposed and windswept hilltop.

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

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

The historic site where Queen Elizabeth I once gave a searing speech.

This ruin in a suburban park may be the place where Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" was first performed.

One of the largest sculpture collections in the U.K. features history's greats, from Bob Dylan to Galileo, in bronze.