Two small chapels housed inside an ancient tree.

This medieval tower is all that remains of the castle where Joan of Arc was held before being burned at the stake.

At 22 feet tall, these Bronze Age monoliths are some of the tallest standing stones in the United Kingdom.

A dramatic sculpture high up in Yorkshire with vistas on an industrial scale.

This strange moor has a song written about it, Bronze Age carvings, and an alien sighting.

This lovely little burbling creek is actually a deadly waterway that has dragged down everyone who ever set foot in it.

This Victorian graveyard in Leeds is a macabre collection of beautiful tombs and memorials.

The last gas-lit cinema in the United Kingdom, and perhaps the world.

A well-preserved 2nd century fort where moles are the archaeologists.

19th-century scientists would make the pilgrimage here to verify the precision of their measuring sticks.

A much-loved local landmark pays tribute to the shipbuilding past of this area.

A 1,215-foot tunnel transports pedestrians beneath the River Thames.

The world's largest collection of ship figureheads includes figures from legends and history alike, from Sir Lancelot to Abraham Lincoln.

The pyramid-shaped grave of one of the first mountain astronomers and a pyramid theorist.

One of the earliest large-scale "hyper" roofs in the U.K. is now a derelict roadside attraction.

Thought to be the oldest Norman crypt in the world.

These stained-glass windows are all that remains of a building that was the target of one of the biggest explosions in London after World War II.

These morbid carvings remind churchgoers of the inevitability of death.

The first geometric self-supporting spiral stairs in Britain are a truly beautiful sight.

This museum is dedicated solely to this millennia-old handheld cooling device.

This mysterious eye has a debated purpose.

At this snack-shack in the bucolic British countryside, you can still get a slice of socialism with your spot of tea.

This witch statue remembers a time in England's history when fear trumped truth.

The last two abbots of this monastery were both executed by Henry VIII.