The longest cutting on the M62 contains some surprises—though it's best to leave the motorway to appreciate them.

This landmark overlooking Ramsbottom pays homage to Sir Robert Peel, repealer of the Corn Laws.

One of the tallest mill chimneys in Lancashire gave up its ornate cast iron "crown" during World War II to assist the war effort.

The grand complex of buildings that comprise Liverpool's Exchange Flags includes a vast World War II bunker that has been frozen in time.

The longest and tallest aqueduct in Britain can actually be sailed across.

The castle still holds traces of the abandoned Roman fort it was built atop.

Stroll through Welsh history in a village of reconstructed structures.

This picturesque horseshoe weir was first built in the 1600s to prevent flooding in the town of Bath.

Go deep down into the earth to experience the world of Welsh coal miners.

This bridge is the first to be made entirely from iron, but designed like it was still made of wood.

An unusual artwork dedicated to a unique man that entertained people visiting Cambridge while raising money for charity.

An extraordinary library and archive dedicated to the history of the Arctic and Antarctic poles.

Rebuilt remains of a temple to Roman god Mithras.

This haunting stone chasm is a hotbed of mossy rock and English legend.

A giant wooden soda bottle pays homage to a distinctly British drink on the very spot where it was invented.

Be on the lookout for the symbolic insect all over the city.

A motley, fantastical agglomeration of unlikely houseboats along the Shoreham-by-Sea riverbank.

The Tudor-style cottage in the middle of the square is not quite what it seems.

The signs of a long buried road can still be found hidden beneath a London sewer grate.

The last occupied troglodyte dwellings in England weren't abandoned until the 1960s.

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

A museum dedicated to one of Paris’s most famous residents, tucked into a corner of one of the city’s most famous squares.

The Argonaute submarine was the French navy's pride and joy in the 1950's.

This bridge was constructed from the rubble of the infamous Bastille.