Burnham-on-Sea, England
Burnham-on-Sea Low Lighthouse
The unusual stilted beacon is the town's only active lighthouse.
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Burnham-on-Sea, England
The unusual stilted beacon is the town's only active lighthouse.
Cheddar, England
Museum about life, death, and cannibalism in the Stone Age.
Swindon, England
England's only square-dimension hill horse was built to celebrate Queen Victoria's coronation.
Swindon, England
This strategically placed hill fort has served defensive forces from the Iron Age up until the 20th century.
Bath, England
This picturesque horseshoe weir was first built in the 1600s to prevent flooding in the town of Bath.
Ross, Ireland
This natural sea arch highlights Ireland's rugged coastal beauty.
Faringdon, England
The granddaddy of English geoglyphs dates back to the late Bronze Age.
Oxford, England
The spot where three Protestant clergymen were burned at the stake during the reign of "Bloody Mary."
Bristol, England
A medieval cave used to shelter local hermits now holds nearly 200 old Quaker gravestones.
Bristol, England
There's a labyrinth of manmade tunnels stretching for over an acre beneath Bristol.
Ely, England
A remarkable medieval structure born from a 14th-century disaster.
Oxford, England
The medieval legend behind this holy well was one of the inspirations behind "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland."
Chedglow, England
Colin Stokes "got a bit carried away" and built a castle that looks like something out of Tolkien.
Hampton Fields, England
Local lore says passing infants through its holes could magically cure them of measles and rickets.
Uley, England
You can crawl inside this atmospheric 5,000-year-old tomb.
Tongwynlais, Wales
High Victorian fantasy created a fairytale castle out of a ruined fortress in Wales.
King's Lynn, England
The wreckage of an old coastal trading vessel is only visible at low tide.
Sezincote, England
A majestic mansion designed in Mughalai style, complete with a turquoise onion dome.
Caerphilly, Wales
The enormous earthwork sculpture honors the ponies that lived and worked in the old colliery.
Llangennith, Wales
A rocky sea serpent hides caves, blowholes, and a spectacular natural bridge.
Coleford, England
The mysterious, fantastical woodland inspiration for "The Lord of the Rings."
Pembroke, Wales
A hermit's tiny cell built into the cliffside that saved him in South Pembrokeshire.
Rothwell, England
Under a church hides a forgotten 13th-century ossuary containing the remains of around 2,500 people.
Pembroke, Wales
A spiral staircase connects the limestone cave with Pembroke Castle, birthplace of King Henry VII.