The longest and steepest staircase locks in the United Kingdom.

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

This bare, bronze lad in a lone sock sits in the middle of Loughborough’s town center.

The alleged birthplace of Lady Jane Grey, who was executed at age 16 for claiming the throne of England.

The world's largest collection of artifacts from our history of industrial gas use is hard to simply pass.

This former sewage pumping station is now a fascinating museum.

A replica of the famed statue far from home.

More than 500 years after his death, a medieval ruler's remains were found buried under a parking lot.

A medieval relic whose great hall once hosted Mayflower pilgrims, one of Henry VIII’s ill-fated wives, and plenty of royal intrigue.

Once the largest factory complex in all of Europe, this converted shopping center celebrates its industrial past in a big way.

An abandoned 18th century manse looks like something out of an Indiana Jones movie.

Inside this chapel, Victorian jailers took the separate system to new levels.

In a small Kentish seaside stands the former home of one of the greatest science-fiction writers.

A winding cave grotto walkway built to provide employment for veterans after World War I.

One English town's celebratory landmark spurred more trouble than anticipated.

Huge concrete structures designed as an early warning system for Britain to detect enemy aircraft.

An avant-garde artist is survived by his seaside garden.

These ancient sunken lanes were naturally tunneled into the soft ground by countless footsteps.

The mysterious, fantastical woodland inspiration for "The Lord of the Rings."

The only medieval bridge in Britain with its defensive tower still in tact.

Britain's oldest miniature railway.

One of the few surviving street funiculars in the world.

A tiny village in Wales claims the name of a noble medieval hound slain for a crime he didn't commit.

The highest peak in Wales is said to be the final resting place of a giant killed by King Arthur.