This tallest folly in the world began its life as an elaborate factory chimney.

This Georgian architectural masterpiece is the only cloth hall left in Britain.

These upturned herring boats make nifty storage sheds for fishing goods.

This tidal island, a sacred site in early English Christianity, was the target of a notable Viking invasion.

A tiny chapel perched along a 14th-century bridge.

This quaint funicular has been ferrying people up and down an English valley since the Victorian era.

This enchanting Victorian estate was home to the world's first hydroelectric power generator.

Where Agatha Christie mysteriously disappeared in 1926.

A deserted medieval village where bodies were once mutilated to prevent them rising from the dead.

This medieval manor house was hastily fortified when it found itself in the middle of the Scottish fight for independence.

Harry Potter’s Hogsmeade Station is also a charming blast from the past situated in North Yorkshire.

The gloomy ruins that inspired Bram Stoker to bring Dracula to life.

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

These planks were originally installed to hold the dead.

These 20-foot jaw bones honor a time when the leviathan bones were a sign that whalers survived the hunt.

This historic castle was already in ruins by the 13th century.

The world’s oldest surviving single-arch railway bridge.

Journey through this open museum where even employees remain true to period.

Huge winged monument in the United Kingdom.

This beautiful example of Victorian engineering is the oldest water-balanced funicular anywhere in the world.

A museum and gardens with unusual plants and a history of progressive programming for the blind.

These courts are the only ones of their kind in the world, made for a unique ball game that dates back to the 1700s.

This Georgian Gothic building was created to shelter and feed deer.

This collection of ancient structures makes up part of the largest group of prehistoric earthworks in Britain.