A striking 500-year-old mansion provides an unexpectedly sublime home for live deer and a menagerie of exotic stuffed animals.

A labyrinthine underworld of tunnels and caverns hides beneath the city.

The cursed island of black pebbles.

Left by the Devil, an ancient quarry or just plain old erosion, this enigmatic rock pillar rises 28 feet from the hillside.

A mysterious medieval monument said to mark the final resting place of Robin Hood’s henchman.

This romantic, decaying 13th-century ruin on the edge of Sherwood Forest is reputedly one of England's most haunted places.

Exquisite carvings of leaves, Green Men, and the occasional dragon adorn a medieval chapter house.

A 15th-century former coaching inn forms the implausibly grand entrance to a 1980s shopping mall.

When it came to designing his own small office building, the eccentric architect wasn't afraid to show the world what he could do.

There's a labyrinth of medieval chambers hidden deep below a 15th-century pub.

This enormous spiral sculpture looks strangely out of place on the edge of a housing development.

These quintessentially English stepping stones were built for Victorian tourists.

Legend says this little-known stone circle is formed from people petrified as punishment for dancing on the Sabbath.

This tower was constructed to commemorate the man who helped bring true democracy to the United Kingdom.

English parliaments were once convened by this ancient oak tree in the heart of Sherwood Forest.

These abandoned coal mine towers near Sherwood Forest might soon boast the U.K.’s longest zip-line.

A 13th-century inn where the ill-fated King Charles I spent his last night of freedom.

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

Constructed 20 years ago, this sculpture is slowly fading to the hands of time.

This park and coal mine heritage site is home to two of the last steam winding engines in the UK.

A seaside town with no sea in sight.

This early 19th-century blast furnace only survived because it was a financial and technical failure.

This unique medieval court deals solely with the lead mining laws in two small areas of Derbyshire.

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