This moss-covered boulder is said to be part of a diabolical plant to sabotage the Durham Cathedral's foundation.

Only the headframes remain from this mining operation, once one of the largest in the region.

This industrial chimney looks rather out of place, isolated in the middle of an attractive woodland.

A 7th-century church in northeast England built using stones from a nearby Roman fort.

For decades, a bottle factory dumped their waste into these waters—now it's considered the best sea glass beach in England.

Locals affectionately dubbed this World War I memorial "Tommy."

A church that bred legends, and served as an inspiration for the Da Vinci Code.

A creepy tree with a local legend that inspired a nearby theme park ride.

This astronomical clock is the second oldest in England.

Looking strangely like Rome's Colosseum, this unfinished tower has dominated the skyline for over 100 years.

The location of the Bridge of Death and the Gorge of Eternal Peril in "Monty Python and the Holy Grail."

A solemn memorial in a majestic setting that honors a 1692 tragedy.

The most iconic structure in Scotland has been home to bishops, colonels, and Sean Connery characters.

These fantastically named natural pools look like something out of a Scottish myth.

This dramatic landscape hidden on the Isle of Skye looks as though you've stepped into the magical realm.

Islanders once used this dramatic, otherworldly landscape to hide their cattle from Viking raiders.

Ancient cliffs resembling a kilt on Scotland’s second-largest island emit an entrancing sound.

An ancient Scottish rock formation said to be the gravesite of a giant remains ensconced in legend and intrigue.

This Georgian Gothic building was created to shelter and feed deer.

A rather grand, but tiny, folly on the banks of the River Wear associated with a Polish count.

Hundreds of years ago, this lion-shaped door knocker could help a person accused of a crime find temporary safe haven in Durham Cathedral.

Though this bridge was originally built in the 12th century, only one of its 10 arches dates back that far.

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

A statue commemorating the perilous journey made by the monks who delivered the body of St. Cuthbert.