Constructed from recycled wrought iron railroad tracks, it's been described as the most beautiful seaside pier in England.

Several land speed world records were shattered at this Welsh beach.

A real-life Professor Snape once taught in this Welsh university building, which students of course nicknamed “Hogwarts.”

This eye-popping Icelandic crater lake is surrounded by red volcanic rock.

This valley of hot springs and boiling mud pots is home to the record-holding "Geysir," which originated the English word.

If a glacial river suddenly diving into a sheer chasm via a dramatic, multi-stage waterfall isn't peak Iceland, it's certainly close.

One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.

The bears of Bern have been a city highlight for over 500 years.

One of these two land speed record-breaking vehicles went so fast it shattered the sound barrier.

This medieval manor house was equipped with secret compartments for hiding priests.

This bridge is the first to be made entirely from iron, but designed like it was still made of wood.

An open air haven for tropical monkeys in the damp moors of the English country.

This charming railway is one of the oldest and steepest funiculars in England.

The last occupied troglodyte dwellings in England weren't abandoned until the 1960s.

This early 19th-century blast furnace only survived because it was a financial and technical failure.

Austrian and Germans who died on British soil during World War I and II are buried here.

This home of a taxidermy hoarder is among the grandest and most singular of historic English estates.

This ruined medieval castle was the scene of Lord Robert Dudley’s seductive reception for Queen Elizabeth I.

This pub can leave even the sober feeling slightly unsteady.

A long-overdue monument to the forgotten British men drafted into the coal mines during World War II.

In an arboretum with hundreds of memorials to the fallen, this one might be the most poignant.

These medieval carvings bear scars left by Parliamentarian troops during the English Civil War.

The house where Charles Darwin's grandfather formed many of his influential ideas and inventions.

A giant gleaming memorial named for a coal miner who gave his life to the pits.