A modern English garden of eccentric beasts, follies, and oddities.

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

A hundred copies of Antony Gormley's naked body stare out across the water.

Mysteriously stacked storefront paths give this medieval British town an iconic style like none other.

After mysteriously refusing to surrender at the end of World War II this sunken submarine was only salvaged in a search for Nazi gold.

19th century tunnels burrowed under Liverpool.

The largest cave chamber in Britain—big enough to fit a whole cathedral inside.

The Liverpool street made famous by the Beatles is real.

On a site with a long military history, a 1980s shelter.

The quiet field that inspired one of the most famous songs of all time.

One of the oldest and certainly best preserved Cistercian abbeys still in existence.

Once thought to be the mysterious work of a witchy prophetess, a well with unusual properties turns objects into "stone".

This logic-defying 16th-century Tudor manor still stands to the delight and astonishment of onlookers.

One of the largest mechanical models of the solar system in the world.

Seat of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire for centuries.

Eyam took steps to quarantine themselves and keep the plague from spreading.

A historic Georgian building and warm springs.

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

This historic club for wayward boys has shaped some of the biggest names in music almost as much as they have shaped it.

19th century museum with an eclectic mix of curiosities, from Egyptian artifacts to items on archery history to the skull of the world's oldest horse.

These lovely Turkish-styled baths were brought back to life after winning a reality show competition.

A Victorian Gothic masterpiece housing a world-class collection of rare books and manuscripts.

A giant wooden soda bottle pays homage to a distinctly British drink on the very spot where it was invented.

Manchester's abandoned train depot lingers in a post-industrial purgatory.