Elsecar, England
Elsecar Beam Engine
This jewel of an engine is one of Northern England's finest surviving legacies of the Industrial Revolution, even catching the eye of Henry Ford.
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Elsecar, England
This jewel of an engine is one of Northern England's finest surviving legacies of the Industrial Revolution, even catching the eye of Henry Ford.
Hull, England
This mummified mermaid corpse is an aquatic curio that was eventually revealed to be a fake.
Dumfries, Scotland
An Anglo-Saxon cross inscribed with possibly the oldest written work of English literature.
Knighton, England
Britain’s longest ancient monument, this great 8th century earthwork was built to mark the boundary between what would become England and Wales.
Saint Andrews, Scotland
Every St. Andrews student knows to avoid this inscription for fear of a martyr's curse.
Brampton Bierlow, England
A folly built to satisfy a gentleman's bet that he could drive his horses through the eye of a needle.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A sweet symbol marks the place where torturous executions were once carried out.
Melrose, Scotland
The heart of a Scottish legend had a centuries-long journey before reaching its final resting place.
London, England
A historic London pub with prison cells in the cellar and a "spy room" on the second floor.
Wentworth, England
This folly built to commemorate an aristocratic victory over Catholic rebellion plays tricks on the eye.
Isle of Skye, Scotland
This dramatic landscape hidden on the Isle of Skye looks as though you've stepped into the magical realm.
Penzance, England
A circle stone within a stone circle.
Orkney, Scotland
A red sandstone freestanding monolith rises out of the sea in northern Scotland.
Wareham, England
A popular day's outing in Bovington consists of watching military tank driving practice.
Stenness, Scotland
The discovery of this Neolithic settlement, which contained a Stone Age "cathedral," threw archaeologists for a loop.
Pembroke, Wales
A hermit's tiny cell built into the cliffside that saved him in South Pembrokeshire.
Southend-on-Sea, England
A perilous medieval road leading right into the sea.
Dartmoor National Park, England
A remote gravestone on the moor marks the spot where a teacher's body was found under mysterious circumstances that remain inexplicable.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A secret garden in a picturesque Edinburgh village has inspired artists for centuries.
Caernarfon, Wales
A tiny village in Wales claims the name of a noble medieval hound slain for a crime he didn't commit.
Llandudno, Wales
An unexpectedly extraterrestrial room in a former Victorian resort club.
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.
Holy Island of Lindisfarne, England
Twice a day this ancient path disappears with the tides, leaving the Holy Island of Lindisfarne out to sea.
Dunning, Scotland
A mysterious monument where a woman who records say never existed was burnt alive for being a witch.