These planks were originally installed to hold the dead.

These 20-foot jaw bones honor a time when the leviathan bones were a sign that whalers survived the hunt.

An architectural masterpiece which came in time to solve a dramatic situation inside this magnificent cathedral

The oldest residential street in Europe also features an optical illusion.

Giant statue of a disembodied head.

The second-longest pier in the U.K. stretches a whole kilometer into the Irish Sea.

This astronomical clock is the second oldest in England.

Harry Potter once visited this massive limestone cliff, which was carved by an ancient glacial river.

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

A tribute to the women who quietly kept the local steelworks alive during both world wars.

This historic club for wayward boys has shaped some of the biggest names in music almost as much as they have shaped it.

The gloomy ruins that inspired Bram Stoker to bring Dracula to life.

Locals spent years successfully fighting to save this beloved Brutalist behemoth from demolition.

Used as an example in one of the first dictionary entries for "museum" in 1706.

An engineering error ensured this cavernous 350-foot-long subterranean thoroughfare was never used as intended.

The oldest inn in England served brew to the crusaders.

On a site with a long military history, a 1980s shelter.

Grotto replete with mystical designs laid out in glued shell mosaics.

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

One of the largest mechanical models of the solar system in the world.

Formerly known as Saville Theatre, this mid-20th-century entertainment hub includes an ornate frieze.

Originally meant to hold a statue of King William IV, this support sat empty for years. Today, it hosts a rotating cast of public artwork.

Putting the "mod" in "modular" since 2000.