Every inch of this chapel is covered in craftsmanship from across the world.

Thousands of well-dressed mummies below a monastery.

The world's most active stratovolcano is almost always erupting.

The charming collection illustrates life in Lincolnshire in the 18th through 20th centuries.

This police call box harkens back to an era of pre-radio communications, and has a rather unique feature.

A gorge full of caverns where early humans lived alongside cave hyenas, giant mammoths and wooly rhinoceroses.

An eclectic collection of thousands of items owned by the sculptor Frederic Marès.

Once a palace for the Archbishop of York, these 15th-century ruins now serve as a haunt for history buffs.

The undercroft is a spectacular example of medieval Cistercian architecture.

A labyrinthine underworld of tunnels and caverns hides beneath the city.

These quintessentially English stepping stones were built for Victorian tourists.

Inspired by a dream, a hermit carved out a home in this sandstone bank to live a life of contemplation and prayer.

A seaside town with no sea in sight.

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

This home of a taxidermy hoarder is among the grandest and most singular of historic English estates.

Its impressive still-working beam engine is a thing of beauty for engineering history fans.

A 15th-century former coaching inn forms the implausibly grand entrance to a 1980s shopping mall.

A striking 500-year-old mansion provides an unexpectedly sublime home for live deer and a menagerie of exotic stuffed animals.

A wooden statue commemorates a local celebrity who became a national sensation for his height.

This romantic, decaying 13th-century ruin on the edge of Sherwood Forest is reputedly one of England's most haunted places.

Lord Byron's embalmed body lies within this medieval church.

Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.

The 1936 Summer Olympics site is a crumbling remnant of sportsmanship and a history its host country would like to forget.

A restaurant and observation deck built in a unique broadcasting antenna.