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A 15th-century former coaching inn forms the implausibly grand entrance to a 1980s shopping mall.

These 90-year-old murals of local kings, Vikings, and outlaws hide in plain sight in a beautifully baroque shopping arcade.

When it came to designing his own small office building, the eccentric architect wasn't afraid to show the world what he could do.

A curious urban windmill once owned by a renowned British mathematical physicist.

This muddy wooded valley and the ancient structures it hides are said to be the favored haunt of the legendary Friar Tuck.

This lonely memorial marks the supposedly haunted site of a brutal 19th-century murder.

In this medieval fish bowl, the carp weren't pets.

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

A blunder resulted in these charming stone-lined streams becoming the target of a Nazi bombing.

Lord Byron's embalmed body lies within this medieval church.

This imaginative sculpture is a memorial to this town's former mining industry.

An enigmatic natural rock formation with a manmade passage cut through the center.

A mysterious medieval monument said to mark the final resting place of Robin Hood’s henchman.

This Bronze Age burial mound used to be called "Robin Hood’s Piss-Pot" until it was renamed by spoilsport Victorians.

A 13th-century inn where the ill-fated King Charles I spent his last night of freedom.

Once a palace for the Archbishop of York, these 15th-century ruins now serve as a haunt for history buffs.

Exquisite carvings of leaves, Green Men, and the occasional dragon adorn a medieval chapter house.

In the U.K., a historic workhouse shines a light on the early, harsh treatment of the poor.

A magnificent mansion hides a delightful collection of historic timepieces.

A well preserved remnant of the English Civil War.

The final resting place of hundreds of Polish airmen who died fighting the Nazis in Britain.

An abandoned 18th century manse looks like something out of an Indiana Jones movie.

Once the largest factory complex in all of Europe, this converted shopping center celebrates its industrial past in a big way.

A medieval relic whose great hall once hosted Mayflower pilgrims, one of Henry VIII’s ill-fated wives, and plenty of royal intrigue.