Inaugurated in 1921, this is one of many statues in France dedicated to the people who died during World War I for their country.

A memorial to the nearly 10,000 American soldiers laid to rest on the beaches of Normandy during WWII.

Remains of the artificial harbours invented for the Allied invasion of Normandy can still be seen at sea.

This enormous "cloth of the conquest" depicts the Norman invasion of England in mind-blowing detail.

The largest greenhouse in the world is home to over one million types of plants.

The Last Home of an Executed King.

This elaborate banquet hall in Queen Victoria's summer residence is an homage to Indian architecture, including miniature models of palaces in India.

This lighthouse was crafted as penitence for the theft of wine bound for a monastery.

In the 1930s, people used to take boats from the mainland to see this Art Deco venue.

This shell of a historic manor house on the Isle of Wight is said to be the most haunted site on the island.

This stream-carved gorge has inspired poets, hidden smugglers, and trained soldiers, all without losing its beauty.

The now-quiet remains of coastal artillery defenses that were used in both World Wars.

This purpose-built dinosaur museum is shaped like a pterodactyl and holds fossils that were found in its very village.

Legends say this red sandstone monolith and the dozens of smaller boulders that surround it were once a coven of witches—before a Scottish wizard turned them all to stone.

A deserted medieval village where bodies were once mutilated to prevent them rising from the dead.

One of the few standing Roman lighthouses and a labyrinth of tunnels are a couple of the secrets at this historic castle.

This commemorative stone was erected near the first Scout campsite.

An allegorical statue of a giant pregnant woman representing justice and truth.

Though this large circular site is now named for the legendary king, its history dates back to the Neolithic era.

A privately owned Benedictine estate founded in 987, where a Tudor gatehouse and rare medieval guest house survive within a living historic manor in the Dorset village famous for its ancient chalk giant.

This miraculous well is said to heal the sick, grant wishes, and tell the future.

Giant naked man on a hillside.

On moonless nights, it's said that you can still hear the church bell of a village that was swept out of the dunes and lost to the rising sea.

One of the oldest amusement rides in existence was a huge disappointment to its creator.