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Rudston Monolith.

Driffield, England

Rudston Monolith

Britain's tallest megalith towers over the cemetery of a quiet English village.

The Bowder Stone

Borrowdale, England

The Bowder Stone

A 2,000-ton rock resting in a state of a delicate balance.

The Countess Pillar.

Brougham, England

Countess Pillar

A memorial overlooking a busy roadway is linked with the story of a 17th-century noblewoman’s legal battle for her inheritance.

The now-open gates.

Belfast, Northern Ireland

Belfast Peace Lines

These barriers stand as stark reminders of Northern Ireland's troubled past.

King William III Statue and Carrickfergus Castle

Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland

King William III Statue

Commemorating the landing of William of Orange with his European army on their way to the Battle of the Boyne.

Carnlough Harbor

Carnlough, Northern Ireland

Carnlough Harbor

This stone harbor was key to Carnlough's limestone industry.

One of the doors.

Ballintoy, Northern Ireland

'Journey of Doors'

A trail of "Game of Thrones"-themed doors carved from fallen trees from the iconic Dark Hedges.

Dark Hedges

Ballymoney, Northern Ireland

The Dark Hedges

The atmospheric road was never meant to be so creepy.

Tourists at the great wheel.

Laxey, Isle of Man

The Laxey Wheel

World's largest working waterwheel has been around for over 150 years.

Aydon Castle

Corbridge, England

Aydon Castle

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

‘Imperia’

Konstanz, Germany

‘Imperia’

A sculpture of a courtesan towers above Lake Constance, recalling a church scandal.

Porta Nigra viewed from the south

Trier, Germany

Porta Nigra

The last bastion of Roman presence north of the Alps looms over a German town.

Burg Pfalzgrafenstein

Oberwesel, Germany

Burg Pfalzgrafenstein

Tiny castle in the middle of the Rhine made you pay to pass.

Statue of Loreley

Sankt Goarshausen, Germany

Statue of Loreley

A memorial for a young woman and her ghost, which are claimed to have caused countless deathly shipwrecks.

Devil's Bridge.

Kirkby Lonsdale, England

Devil's Bridge

A beautiful medieval bridge allegedly constructed by the Devil.

Bolton Strid

Skipton, England

Bolton Strid

This lovely little burbling creek is actually a deadly waterway that has dragged down everyone who ever set foot in it.

Grime's Graves Neolithic flint mines.

Lynford, England

Grime's Graves

A strange and ancient landscape hides the dark, cavernous remains of a 5,000-year-old flint mine.

Mary Rose Museum

Portsmouth, England

Mary Rose

Hauled from the water's depths, Henry VIII's flagship is preserved in this capsule-shaped museum.

Actaeon In The Seasons Mosaic

Cirencester, England

Corinium Museum

This fascinating museum takes visitors through Britain’s Roman past.

Avebury

Avebury, England

Avebury

The largest stone circle in the world has ended up bringing up more questions than it has answered.

Giant's Causeway

Bushmills, Northern Ireland

Giant’s Causeway

Northern Ireland's Brobdingnagian stepping stones.

The Palm House.

Belfast, Northern Ireland

Belfast Botanic Gardens Palm House

For part of the year, this innovative greenhouse is painted white to keep the plants from getting scorched.

Monument to the Unknown Woman Worker

Belfast, Northern Ireland

Monument to the Unknown Woman Worker

Originally commissioned as a sculpture to reflect the history of Belfast's red-light district, the final sculpture has been banned from Belfast public land.

At first the Albert Memorial Clock seems nothing special.

Belfast, Northern Ireland

Albert Memorial Clock

This massive monument has been telling the time for 150 years—at a slight angle.

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