This enormous sculpture honors an English town's engineering and industrial heritage

This 11th-century Cistercian abbey was once seized by Henry VIII.

Almost nothing but earthworks remain of this long-lost castle.

This memorial honors the first British soldier killed by enemy action on home soil during World War I.

This sculpture honors a long-beloved English comic strip in the main character's hometown.

A seaside morgue for the victims of the North Sea.

This historic castle was already in ruins by the 13th century.

This cathedral's stained-glass patchwork of psychedelic colors and shapes was put in place long before the swinging 60s.

This silent sentry in the crypt below a large Gothic cathedral is often knee-deep in water.

The beams of the New College, Oxford dining hall come with an amazing story.

The spot where three Protestant clergymen were burned at the stake during the reign of "Bloody Mary."

Hidden in plain sight, this creepy sculpture watches from above.

The shop where the girl who inspired the beloved character once bought sweets is now a book-themed commercial curiosity.

The stoic structure boasts a whimsical set of stained glass art commemorating Lewis Carroll.

A 26-foot shark sculpture—a statement about bombs—set off a municipal battle royale.

Regency-era excess on the English Coast.

A perfectly running 230-year-old silver automaton and music box.

Built in 1911, the Tees Transporter Bridge is one of only six transporter bridges still in operation.

A monument to the real explorer and bear who inspired characters in Philip Pullman's 'His Dark Materials.'

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

The church and nearby castle are all that remains of a medieval village, mysteriously abandoned.

An abandoned Yorkshire castle that is hidden in plain sight.

Once part of an ancient international harbor, it's now an all-you-can-eat shrimp buffet for flamingos and other water birds.

The Cycladic architecture makes this Athens neighborhood feel like an island paradise hidden in the shadow of the Acropolis.