Thanks to both terrific preservation and historic vandalism this ancient site is known as the "Heart of Neolithic Orkney."

A petite castle folly in the English countryside.

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

The ornate structure is part of a building boasting more marble than the Vatican.

Home to the most complete dodo remains known - one head, and one foot.

Ancient Egyptian wigs, South American feather headdresses, a bounty of anthropological artifacts in Oxford.

One of the few standing Roman lighthouses and a labyrinth of tunnels are a couple of the secrets at this historic castle.

This Welsh village gave itself a ridiculous name in a publicity stunt a century ahead of its time.

A long, winding trek rewards you with a gorge so captivating it inspired a painting in the Tate.

This stately monument has been wearing a traffic cone hat for decades much to the delight of the locals.

This Victorian-era public house has set the standard for pub-style elegance for over a hundred years.

The oldest residential street in Europe also features an optical illusion.

The granddaddy of English geoglyphs dates back to the late Bronze Age.

This Scottish museum is the only one in the world to focus not on one religion but all of them.

This picturesque archeological site looks like it was pulled straight from a fantasy novel.

The Stonehenge of Wales is one of the grandest neolithic dolmens still in existence.

This one has sailed five times as far as Sir Francis Drake's famous ship.

Although it appears ancient and mysterious, the quirky folly was actually built 200 years ago by an eccentric estate owner.

Eyam took steps to quarantine themselves and keep the plague from spreading.

The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?

Harry Potter once visited this massive limestone cliff, which was carved by an ancient glacial river.

The stately remains of Llywelyn the Great's mighty fortress.

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

This crumbling folly looks like an enchanted left over from Middle Earth.