Hidden in this modern shopping center is a relic of 16th-century capital punishment.

Tucked away in this local museum is a piece of sporting equipment that dates to the 16th-century.

A grave marker depicting a body snatching tableau on a 19th-century tombstone.

A striking glass tribute to two sisters who suffered during Scotland's "Killing Time."

This sprawling, Brutalist estate feels like a city within a city.

The final resting place of England's most notorious bandit.

A stained-glass window from the 15th century offers a vision of the end of the world.

This memorial to World War II's fallen airmen shows us the movements of the stars that once guided them.

Follow the original medieval paths that wind through this intriguing section of the city.

The tradition of using flowers to decorate wells is once again thriving in England.

London’s first road overpass is so old that it was originally built for horse-drawn carriages.

This former burial ground, built atop discarded ballast from cargo ships, is now a public park.

This sculpture made up of 22 bulbous bronze figures reminds locals of massive Weeble Woobles.

Old-fashioned knowledge and modern engineering create the world's only rotating boatlift.

The heads of two giant mythological water horses honor Scotland's horselord past.

This enchanting Victorian estate was home to the world's first hydroelectric power generator.

Once thought to be the mysterious work of a witchy prophetess, a well with unusual properties turns objects into "stone".

The 2,000-year-old pieces of metal are an ancient soldier's military discharge papers.

This library dates back to the late 17th century and was one of the first public lending libraries in England.

An unusual stone chair can be found on the banks of the River Wear, not far from Durham Cathedral.

A rather grand, but tiny, folly on the banks of the River Wear associated with a Polish count.

Though this bridge was originally built in the 12th century, only one of its 10 arches dates back that far.

An abandoned tower once used to study the cosmos hides within a thicket of greenery.

The former "holiday home" for monks at the Durham Cathedral.