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

This museum honors the young maritime hero who became an unexpected Victorian-era celebrity.

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

The once-a-day siren is a reminder of the days before time was standardized.

This magnificent mural was created with over 30,000 colored bricks.

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

This police call box harkens back to an era of pre-radio communications, and has a rather unique feature.

Seemingly straight out of a fairy tale, a steel chair sits on a tiny island only accessible by stepping stones.

In this medieval fish bowl, the carp weren't pets.

Exquisite carvings of leaves, Green Men, and the occasional dragon adorn a medieval chapter house.

The ancestral home of beloved English poet Lord Byron has a bizarre history.

Local legends say that fairies used to dance in the moonlight here and invite handsome young men into their grottoes.

A museum in England’s Lake District dedicated to the trusty pencil wants you to know the story of their World War II spy pencils.

This sculpture depicting the history of Maryport turns into a light show at night.

One of three sites in England that house the National Collection of Arms and Armour.

The location of this historic castle was inspired by a donkey.

A statue in the heart of Edinburgh honors a bear that served in the Polish military during World War II.

The taxidermy remains of the first mammal ever cloned from an adult cell are on display in Edinburgh.

Ancient cliffs resembling a kilt on Scotland’s second-largest island emit an entrancing sound.

A gorge full of caverns where early humans lived alongside cave hyenas, giant mammoths and wooly rhinoceroses.

A memorial to American oil drillers who volunteered to travel secretly to England in 1943 and work in the U.K.'s only oil field.

360° views of the city plus five floors of optical illusions and hands-on science.

The dance of this huge clock is a magnificent and eerie commentary on good and evil in the history of humankind.

Near the former site of numerous witch burnings, this lavish Edinburgh mainstay pays homage to Scotland's brutal history.