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

Model aircraft soar over 360-degree views of the countryside at the start of England's oldest road.

In the U.K., a historic workhouse shines a light on the early, harsh treatment of the poor.

Poetic, metallic giraffes adorn a square off an Edinburgh thoroughfare.

A 13th-century inn where the ill-fated King Charles I spent his last night of freedom.

A historic Georgian building and warm springs.

The world's first successful water-powered cotton mill paved the way for the factories of the British Industrial Revolution.

One of the earliest large-scale "hyper" roofs in the U.K. is now a derelict roadside attraction.

A seaside town with no sea in sight.

The sanctuary seems to either float atop the water or sink into the dirt, depending on the water level.

This pub can leave even the sober feeling slightly unsteady.

This tiny traditional smokehouse is the only one left in this historic fishing port.

The undercroft is a spectacular example of medieval Cistercian architecture.

The oldest of the three remaining bridges in England with buildings on top of them.

Detailed sandstone carvings show an array of symbolism and adorable animals.

Quirky Welsh observatory unites art and science.

This network of narrow, medieval passages has the most delightful name.

A hundred copies of Antony Gormley's naked body stare out across the water.

Where the sleeping monsters of Scotland's oil industry are left to rust.

Giant naked man on a hillside.

Human-made caves excavated to hide a secret society of wealthy pagans.

A community of artists and entrepreneurs seeks a simpler life on London's waterways.

A 30-acre garden inspired by the principles of modern physics.

This shop and gallery is a modern-day cabinet of curiosities, unassumingly positioned along an urban thoroughfare.