Oliver Cromwell marched his army over this narrow bridge to victory at the Battle of Preston in 1648.

This stucco building in North Africa was the first American-owned property on foreign soil.

A fantastic example of Victorian railway engineering with two unusual decorative features.

This former sewage pumping station is now a fascinating museum.

This historic streetcar system has been running since the 19th-century.

This chimney is the oldest free standing industrial chimney in Britain.

The oldest known metal-mining site in England dates back to the Bronze Age.

This Native American settlement dates back to the Pueblo II period.

This hydraulic power system in London was, at one time, seen as a rival to electricity and the last of its kind to shut down.

This commercial and retail center was crafted from walled military barracks.

This fantastic museum honors Gloucester waterway heritage.

A unique flight of canal locks that owe their form to 19th-century cost-saving measures.

Dedicated to the American general whose reply to a German demand for surrender was simply "Nuts!"

Parts of this former military training ground may have inspired parts of J.R.R. Tolkien's famous fantasy series.

This Scottish bay still reveals evidence of its days as a seaside swimming pool.

The facade of this 16th-century building is decorated with carvings of 300 seashells.

One of three sites in England that house the National Collection of Arms and Armour.

This historic textile mill has been repurposed as a shopping outlet, which houses a textile museum that celebrates its industrial past.

This mass grave for victims of a massive hurricane remained hidden until 1991.

The former home of a conniving 17th century politician is now a high-end hotel.

This ancient amphitheater was restored in the early 1990s.

This former World War II torpedo testing location is now an important nesting site for migratory birds.

This five-foot-tall bronze bird is a memorial to a species that was hunted out of existence.

A retirement home for soldiers that can trace its history to the Elizabethan era and beyond.