A tribute to the city's rich history of shipbuilding.

Home of the infamous Cauld Lad of Hylton and one of the inspirations behind "Alice" in Sunderland.

This Roman archeological site is hidden amid a 1930s housing estate.

The largest timber structure in Europe.

The abandoned club hides in the hills of Ibiza.

An unexpected homage to 90s celebrities hidden in a corner of Ibiza.

The largest and best preserved necropolis in the Western Mediterranean.

These upturned herring boats make nifty storage sheds for fishing goods.

Pop culture has helped to keep this iconic British building from being destroyed.

A historic hill of tall tales, with one rather special tree.

Two bulls enter. One leaves a champion—but neither loses its life.

One of the best-preserved Roman amphitheaters is still used today, but for less brutal events.

This gorgeous space is England's largest independent library outside of London.

The remains of a Dominican friary, once one of the largest of its kind in the United Kingdom.

A rocky outcrop where monks hid their most holy relic while escaping Danish invaders.

This tidal island, a sacred site in early English Christianity, was the target of a notable Viking invasion.

The sign at the garden gate reads: "These Plants Can Kill."

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

A lone pole once used to display a man's corpse now stands empty, but the memory remains.

This forgotten chalk mine was reopened thanks to a massive effort from the local community.

Overlooking the seaside town of Margate stands a tribute to an artist's lover.

According to local legends, a monstrous worm once wrapped itself around this hill by the River Wear.

The colorful stairs are made with marble from the world's major quarries.

Hundreds of years ago, this lion-shaped door knocker could help a person accused of a crime find temporary safe haven in Durham Cathedral.