Used as an example in one of the first dictionary entries for "museum" in 1706.

Scotland is filled with standing stones that date back hundreds or thousands of years. This is not one of them.

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

An oasis of calm, nestled in the English countryside.

A 150-year-old steam locomotive crosses the southern half of the island daily.

World's largest working waterwheel has been around for over 150 years.

Huge winged monument in the United Kingdom.

A renovated henge and stone circle just south of Stanton Harcourt village.

80 years of the Battle of Peasholm on a small English lake.

On this wooded path, a stained-glass window creates a spellbinding forest cathedral.

The only surviving leech house in the United Kingdom was a home for bloodsucking worms until the 1900s.

This lone tower casts an outstretched shadow over the site of a once-wealthy Knights Templar preceptory.

An intriguing three-sided folly is a testament to one man's devotion to Catholicism and the number three.

A tiny village in Wales claims the name of a noble medieval hound slain for a crime he didn't commit.

The highest peak in Wales is said to be the final resting place of a giant killed by King Arthur.

A beautiful medieval bridge allegedly constructed by the Devil.

This incredible viaduct was part of the Victorian railway boom and helped the Midland Railway navigate tough terrain.

This memorial to World War II's fallen airmen shows us the movements of the stars that once guided them.

This sculpture marks the spot where one of the greatest Roman rulers was proclaimed emperor.

A century-old tradition has culminated in a small but singular collection of feline effigies.

A Reformation-era fiery figurehead once denoted this location as a print shop.

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

Makers and sellers of the original and finest York Ghosts.

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