This 11th century tower is said to be the oldest building in Oxford.

Both church and state get put to the torch in this annual festival in the "Bonfire Capital of the World."

One of the shortest streets in York has an especially odd name.

These picturesque ruins crumble beautifully into the ocean.

17th century puritan church with connections to the Salem Witch Trials.

This historic franken-chapel is the oldest wooden church in the world, at least part of it.

A rotting air force base is now home to rare birds and scarce plants.

The beams of the New College, Oxford dining hall come with an amazing story.

Once the largest unsupported dome in the world, beating out the Pantheon and St Peters in Rome.

A plaque marks the underground site of one of London's "lost rivers."

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

A mysterious crater-like pond has a spooky tendency to empty and fill with complete disregard to rainfall patterns.

A theatre built to house the rowdy Oxford graduation ceremonies became the stage for a debate about God's existence.

The whimsical twist of this spire was either caused by the Devil, an unexpected virgin, or lead.

Don't be fooled by this fake medieval facade even if it is almost 300 years old.

The weathered grave of a medieval anchoress who walled herself up in a cell attached to a church.

Children's hospital in London that operates on royalties received from Peter Pan, which J.M. Barrie signed over in 1929.

Gutted during the Liverpool Blitz, this architectural husk has been left destroyed in honor of the dead.

The rotting skeleton of a shoreside fun fair that was destroyed by fire and storms still haunts the Brighton ocean view.

A modest stone circle in North Wales.

The ancestral home of beloved English poet Lord Byron has a bizarre history.

Part museum, part piece of Arthurian-inspired history, this stately hall attracts King Arthur fans from miles away.

A remarkable medieval structure born from a 14th-century disaster.

This bridge is the first to be made entirely from iron, but designed like it was still made of wood.