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

A reminder of religious intolerance and state sponsored corruption in 16th century Britain

Beautiful tiles decorate many of the town's surfaces and stand testimony to its glorious artistic history.

Europe's largest prehistoric mound – burial site of a legendary king?

The unlikely myth that this bridge was designed by Sir Isaac Newton is quite a tribute to its clever design.

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

The City of Leicester hosts the biggest Diwali celebrations in Britain and possibly the biggest outside India.

A locomotive that was captured as a prisoner of war is now recognized as a WWII memorial.

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

All that remains of the fishing-vessel-turned-warship is its weathered hull.

Take a sea tractor to the Art Deco hotel on the island that inspired Agatha Christie.

This unique sculptural clock transforms into a periscope every hour.

A locomotive made from 185,000 bricks celebrates the town's pioneering railway history.

This exhibition covers a dangerous period in world history.

Explore the history of mining in this museum, or in a real mine from the 1920s.

This cave is the burial site of at least seven people and was occupied for over a thousand years.

This ship offers visitors the chance to spend the night aboard a former floating hospital for fishermen.

This restored Portuguese cafe may well be the most beautiful place in the world to grab a Big Mac.

A street where pouring cider is an art form.

This historic streetcar system has been running since the 19th-century.

Böttcherstraße's bells, extolling Nordic virtues and the great conquerors of the world.

The ruins of an ancient stadium that hosted gripping chariot and horse races.

The Cathedral of Salamanca has a number of unusual carvings but none so surprising as a modern astronaut.

When this former hospital pharmacy closed in 2013 it already looked like a museum, so they turned it into one.