A once-thriving hotel in the Swiss Alps couldn't compete with climate change.

A museum pays tribute to the glass-making industry of Sunderland.

The second-longest pier in the U.K. stretches a whole kilometer into the Irish Sea.

The western face was supposedly left clock-less to snub the Welsh.

A seaside town with no sea in sight.

One of the highest Roman forts in Britain is set amid dramatic scenery on a notoriously difficult road.

A giant roundabout made up of six smaller roundabouts can befuddle the uninitiated.

The unusual stilted beacon is the town's only active lighthouse.

This landmark Victorian folly rewards visitors with spectacular views over the Peak District.

This hilarious English intersection is an automotive whirlpool.

A small village in two different countries.

The bombed out remains of the old church were kept intact next to the new one, as a reminder of the futility of war.

This picturesque horseshoe weir was first built in the 1600s to prevent flooding in the town of Bath.

The oldest working Brewery in Britain.

This chain of artificial lakes was an ideal test ground for the aircraft that would carry the "bouncing bombs" used by the WWII "Dambusters" squad.

Britain’s longest ancient monument, this great 8th century earthwork was built to mark the boundary between what would become England and Wales.

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

Huge winged monument in the United Kingdom.

Semi-precious Blue John stones have been mined in this cavern system for centuries.

This historic Benedictine monastery brews a booze so toxic that it has often been blamed almost singularly for Scottish hooliganism.

A giant white horse drawn on an English hillside may not have been intended to be a horse at all.

This ancient bridge made of stone slabs is said to be reserved for the devil to sunbathe.

The first archaeological site discovered by aerial photography.

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