Thanks to both terrific preservation and historic vandalism this ancient site is known as the "Heart of Neolithic Orkney."

This iconic 1,000-year-old medieval castle is a favorite of the film industry, most notably as the location for Hogwarts in Harry Potter.

A circle stone within a stone circle.

These picturesque ruins crumble beautifully into the ocean.

A unique waterfall that some believe attracts the fairfolk.

This luxury shopping lane has been protected by its own tiny police force for over a century.

Catacombs turned marketplace.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

Museum about life, death, and cannibalism in the Stone Age.

The Isle of Wight’s “Island Line” serviced by former London Underground trains from the 1930s.

In 1943 the British military took control of this village, telling residents they had to leave temporarily. The villagers were never allowed to return.

The Last Home of an Executed King.

This hilarious English intersection is an automotive whirlpool.

Giant naked man on a hillside.

Besieged by war, this castle ruin has crumbled into a peaceful picnic spot.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

The oldest working mechanical clock in the world.