This 13th century castle is chock full of ghosts and impossibly rare cows.

This enchanting Victorian estate was home to the world's first hydroelectric power generator.

The longest and steepest staircase locks in the United Kingdom.

Largest lake in Great Britain measured by surface area.

The remains of a Dominican friary, once one of the largest of its kind in the United Kingdom.

An enigmatic sculpture depicts a ruined home with debris stretching for over half a mile along the river.

A museum pays tribute to the glass-making industry of Sunderland.

This man-made waterfall was designed to help improve access for spawning salmon.

Cut into a sheer cliff face, these stairs are the only way to reach a secluded Scottish harbor.

This rare surviving broch is one of Scotland's most impressive Bronze Age structures.

Also known as “Robin Hood’s tree,” it became a famed location along Hadrian's Wall before it was cut down.

Home to the longest wooden escalators in the world.

Across the Pacific in a raft, a museum dedicated to Thor Heyerdahl's now legendary expedition.

Housing the famous Norwegian ice-defying 19th century polar exploration ship.

A stunning architectural yet functional feat, towering over Oslo.

One man and his dog, immortalized in a giant statue.

England's largest white horse isn't even white.

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

Legend says squeezing into this slender stone seat will make your wish come true.

The recreated ruins of a house designed to memorialize a World War I shelling on the town.

The view that inspired the scenes of Dracula's first landing in England.

These carved, weathered stones once gave mail carriers and pub goers a leg up.

These planks were originally installed to hold the dead.

This tiny traditional smokehouse is the only one left in this historic fishing port.