A monument with a strange legend involving a horse's tongue.

Also known as "Robin Hood's tree," this tree became a famed location along Hadrian's Wall before it was cut down in an act of vandalism.

The nearly 200-year-old folly has a secret spiral staircase hidden in one of its pillars.

A monument to the real explorer and bear who inspired characters in Philip Pullman's 'His Dark Materials.'

These planks were originally installed to hold the dead.

These 20-foot jaw bones honor a time when the leviathan bones were a sign that whalers survived the hunt.

These fantastically named natural pools look like something out of a Scottish myth.

The longest and steepest staircase locks in the United Kingdom.

The alleged birthplace of Lady Jane Grey, who was executed at age 16 for claiming the throne of England.

The world’s oldest surviving single-arch railway bridge.

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

A genuine Little Shop of Horrors.

The world's shortest funicular ferries beachgoers a whopping 128 feet from clifftop to shore.

A dark Victorian well house now plays host to mystical waters and pagan shrines.

Fascinating town where normal life interfaces with the occult.

This hill and tower are steeped in legend, from King Arthur to the Holy Grail.

One of the largest megalithic complexes in England, which local legend holds is a wedding party turned to stone by the Devil.

Legend has it that this stone moves down to the river sometimes to have a drink.

A 19th-century funicular railway shuttles visitors up this surprising sea cliff to one of the world's largest camera obscuras.

A real-life Professor Snape once taught in this Welsh university building, which students of course nicknamed “Hogwarts.”

These quintessentially English stepping stones were built for Victorian tourists.

One of the shortest streets in York has an especially odd name.

Follow the original medieval paths that wind through this intriguing section of the city.

This popular square's history as the former site of a church is right beneath your feet.