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.

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

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

The longest cutting on the M62 contains some surprises—though it's best to leave the motorway to appreciate them.

A copy of the brutal decapitation device that predated the French Guillotine by about 200 years.

This lovely little burbling creek is actually a deadly waterway that has dragged down everyone who ever set foot in it.

The oldest candy store in the world has been selling traditional sweets since 1827.

The last fully working Victorian Turkish bath in England.

A comfortable-looking armchair and a grandfather clock have been sitting on this sidewalk for the last 30 years.

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

The house in the middle of the motorway.

This tallest folly in the world began its life as an elaborate factory chimney.

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

Astonishing rock formations dot the Brimham Moor landscape.

Although it appears ancient and mysterious, the quirky folly was actually built 200 years ago by an eccentric estate owner.

This abandoned mausoleum from 1815 sits deep within the forest surrounding Callendar House.

The mystery of this small, brick pond eluded its possibly only investigator until his death.

Old-fashioned knowledge and modern engineering create the world's only rotating boatlift.