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

The largest public library in the United Kingdom was designed to reflect the industrial and artistic history of the city where it stands.

A bench and a bridge pay tribute to Birmingham's favorite heavy metal band.

This enormous spiral sculpture looks strangely out of place on the edge of a housing development.

The whimsical twist of this spire was either caused by the Devil, an unexpected virgin, or lead.

An enormous steel waterfall is a nod to the substance that shaped Britain's Steel City.

One of the few surviving examples of Victorian-era public toilets now houses a small homestay.

Each year this small English village becomes overrun with outlandish straw men.

Although it appears ancient and mysterious, the quirky folly was actually built 200 years ago by an eccentric estate owner.

One of the oldest and certainly best preserved Cistercian abbeys still in existence.

Hundreds of years ago, this lion-shaped door knocker could help a person accused of a crime find temporary safe haven in Durham Cathedral.

The fossilized trunk of a tree that grew around 320 million years ago.

Locals affectionately dubbed this World War I memorial "Tommy."

Huge winged monument in the United Kingdom.

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.

The heroic tale of a remarkable pup who refused to leave her master's side, no matter what.

A museum marks and documents the site of the Titanic's launch.

This short bridge is the only thing connecting a tiny Irish island to the mainland.

Northern Ireland's Brobdingnagian stepping stones.

The Devil’s Porridge tells the story of HM Factory Gretna and the munitions girls who mixed deadly chemicals.

Journey through this open museum where even employees remain true to period.

Twice a day this ancient path disappears with the tides, leaving the Holy Island of Lindisfarne out to sea.

These upturned herring boats make nifty storage sheds for fishing goods.

This tidal island, a sacred site in early English Christianity, was the target of a notable Viking invasion.