The intended purpose of this unfinished Elizabethan building remains a mystery.

England's largest white horse isn't even white.

A poignant memorial shows the widows and children left heartbroken by the worst fishing disaster in Scottish history.

This Bronze Age boat was found buried remarkably intact in an English gravel pit.

This tiny island is home to the world's largest colony of Northern gannets.

At high tide this strange footbridge appears to have no purpose whatsoever.

This 1913 single-screen cinema is a charming survivor in the age of the multiplex.

The longest stone bridge in England has an impressive history that dates back over 700 years.

A secret meeting in this small cottage changed the course of British history.

A tribute to the women who quietly kept the local steelworks alive during both world wars.

This early version of the guillotine was used to execute the man responsible for its construction.

Built in the 1300s, this magnificent building that hosted England's kings and queens transports you to the Middle Ages.

Its impressive still-working beam engine is a thing of beauty for engineering history fans.

Originally planted by the ancient Carthaginians, this sprawling palm grove is one of the largest in the world.

A statue of a boy looks up at where the famous rival to the Leaning Tower of Pisa once stood.

The whimsical steel spider lurking in the shadows of this suspension bridge shows that engineers can have a sense of humor.

A dictator's failed public works project has been reborn as two linked trails through spectacular scenery.

Antique cinematography artifacts fill this museum dedicated to the inventors of the moving picture.

Though much of the castle was robbed of its stones, the underlying earthworks are among the best-preserved in England.

A stretch of land where the sour-sweet vegetable is cloaked in darkness and grows so fast you can hear it crack, squeak, and pop.

Lyon's miniature version of the Eiffel Tower was built as a statement in support of French secularism.

This Georgian architectural masterpiece is the only cloth hall left in Britain.

Now famous as the "Harry Potter bridge," this impressive concrete viaduct has long been an icon in its own right.