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

Locals affectionately dubbed this World War I memorial "Tommy."

An abandoned tower once used to study the cosmos hides within a thicket of greenery.

This library dates back to the late 17th century and was one of the first public lending libraries in England.

Take afternoon tea in a 17th-century almshouse.

A rather grand, but tiny, folly on the banks of the River Wear associated with a Polish count.

This otherwise ordinary close on the Royal Mile constituted the end of the world for Edinburgh’s poorest residents.

The red letters in the literary pavement leading to the library form a mysterious code.

This sculpture is an instrument played by the swell of the seas.

The little-known second castle that William the Conqueror built in York.

This network of narrow, medieval passages has the most delightful name.

This amazing trail among the many waterfalls around Ingleton has been enchanting visitors since 1885.

This enormous secondhand bookstore inside a Victorian train station sparked the "Keep Calm and Carry On" craze.

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

This tangled English forest looks like something right out of a fairytale.

Thousands of well-dressed mummies below a monastery.

This entire town moved to a safe location after it was devastated by an earthquake, but the remains of the original town are still around.

A mysterious ancient elephant said to possess magic powers is now the symbol of a Sicilian city.

The world's most active stratovolcano is almost always erupting.

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

This Scottish bridge seems to compel dogs to leap to their death.

Overlooked by many, the two famous Scottish warriors guard the main gate of Edinburgh Castle.

Largest lake in Great Britain measured by surface area.

An apparition of Virgin Mary in Herzegovina.