Monmouth, Wales
Monnow Bridge
The only medieval bridge in Britain with its defensive tower still in tact.
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Monmouth, Wales
The only medieval bridge in Britain with its defensive tower still in tact.
Sezincote, England
A majestic mansion designed in Mughalai style, complete with a turquoise onion dome.
Stow-on-the-Wold, England
Built for herding sheep, these tiny winding lanes with medieval origins and distinctive series of narrow turns are charming walkways for humans today.
Stow-on-the-Wold, England
This medieval sanctuary's tree-framed door looks like a portal to a mythical realm.
Kelmscott, England
The country home of world-famous designer, writer, and artist extraordinaire, William Morris.
Stratford-upon-Avon, England
One of the largest sculpture collections in the U.K. features history's greats, from Bob Dylan to Galileo, in bronze.
Stourton, England
Gothic tower mentioned in Thomas Hardy poem "The Channel Firing."
Glastonbury, England
This hill and tower are steeped in legend, from King Arthur to the Holy Grail.
Somerset, England
This astronomical clock is the second oldest in England.
Somerset, England
The oldest residential street in Europe also features an optical illusion.
Keoldale, Scotland
The farthest northwesterly point of the British mainland is one of the most remote places in the Scottish Highlands.
Dunnet, Scotland
The most northern place on the mainland of Great Britain.
Salisbury, England
The oldest working mechanical clock in the world.
Salisbury, England
Several Iron Age artifacts were discovered during excavations of this ancient site.
Bournemouth, England
The author of Frankenstein is buried here, along with her parents and the heart of her husband, the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley.
Basingstoke, England
At this historic pub, you can sit back, sip, and watch a whole century go by.
Farnham, England
The ruins of a 12th-century Cistercian monastery can be found alongside World War II tank traps and pillboxes.
Farnham, England
This restored pump house gives a glimpse into the past when communal water supplies were common.
Bournemouth, England
The world's shortest funicular ferries beachgoers a whopping 128 feet from clifftop to shore.
Nether Wallop, England
Inspired by the colossal pyramids at Giza, this 15-foot structure is believed to be the first funerary pyramid in Great Britain.
Stockbridge, England
One of the most studied Iron Age settlements in Europe.
Salisbury, England
A doorless and windowless folly in England that evokes curiosity over its mysterious origins.
Fordingbridge, England
Hidden from the ground but visible from above, this arrow target in the New Forest is part of Hampshire's rich World War II history.
Minstead, England
A stone, covered in metal, commemorating an event that happened somewhere else a thousand years ago.