Shireoaks, England
The Giant's Staircase at Chesterfield Canal
This centuries-old canal known as the Cuckoo Dyke has a staircase of locks suitable for a giant.
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Shireoaks, England
This centuries-old canal known as the Cuckoo Dyke has a staircase of locks suitable for a giant.
Stourton, England
Gothic tower mentioned in Thomas Hardy poem "The Channel Firing."
Bramhope, England
This Gothic castle-like portal is a testament to the amazing craftsmanship of the navvies who built the railway tunnel.
Bath, England
This picturesque horseshoe weir was first built in the 1600s to prevent flooding in the town of Bath.
Spalding, England
"The Donut" was built as part of an expensive, ill-fated engineering endeavor.
Leeds, England
The bizarre headgear looks like it was made for a fool, not a king.
Bures, England
A hill carving of the legendary dragon that terrorized the village of Bures in the Middle Ages.
Nottingham, England
A striking 500-year-old mansion provides an unexpectedly sublime home for live deer and a menagerie of exotic stuffed animals.
Nottingham, England
When the public was consulted about a new piece of street art, they naturally asked for an enormous metal dragon.
London, England
Putting the "mod" in "modular" since 2000.
London, England
A tiny replica of the iconic London landmark hides on the side of the steel structure.
Odiham, England
It's believed King John of England stayed at this 13th-century castle before riding off to sign the Magna Carta.
Milton Keynes, England
Home to Alan Turing, the cracking of the Enigma code, and Captain Ridley's shooting party.
Buxton, England
Once the largest unsupported dome in the world, beating out the Pantheon and St Peters in Rome.
Cambridge, England
An extraordinary library and archive dedicated to the history of the Arctic and Antarctic poles.
East Molesey, England
Carved initials which are nearly 500 years old preserve the deposed Queen's presence at Hampton Court Palace.
London, England
Buried for centuries, this hidden cellar is all that remains of London's medieval Whitefriars Monastery.
London, England
This historic London residence was once the womb of Scientology.
Bingley, England
The photographs of "fairies" that fooled much of the world (including the creator of Sherlock Homes) were taken at this English stream.
Barrow-in-Furness, England
What was once England's second-richest abbey is now a haunting ruin.
Caerphilly, Wales
The enormous earthwork sculpture honors the ponies that lived and worked in the old colliery.
Manningtree, England
This surreal art house looks like a geometric version of a small chapel.
London, England
A relic of Victorian grandeur hides beneath a busy South London road.
Bamford, England
This chain of artificial lakes was an ideal test ground for the aircraft that would carry the "bouncing bombs" used by the WWII "Dambusters" squad.