A stone obelisk towering over the surrounding countrysides beckons hikers across the rolling moors.

This Roman quarry once held secret masses and smuggler's contraband and is now home to rare species of bats.

A theatre built to house the rowdy Oxford graduation ceremonies became the stage for a debate about God's existence.

A museum in England’s Lake District dedicated to the trusty pencil wants you to know the story of their World War II spy pencils.

This 17th-century pub once had a hole in its wall so the neighboring blacksmith could easily access beer.

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

One of the few surviving street funiculars in the world.

A miniature village mimics the surrounding buildings so well it includes itself.

The National Railway Museum in York is the largest railway museum in the world, attracting almost 1 million visitors per year.

This bridge is the first to be made entirely from iron, but designed like it was still made of wood.

This ruined medieval castle was the scene of Lord Robert Dudley’s seductive reception for Queen Elizabeth I.

A rare wooden coffin set vertically into the Gothic arch of an ruined church.

Gutted during the Liverpool Blitz, this architectural husk has been left destroyed in honor of the dead.

A 600-year-old mini shrine guarded by a sword-wielding knight hides in a crumbling cliff face.

This chain of artificial lakes was an ideal test ground for the aircraft that would carry the "bouncing bombs" used by the WWII "Dambusters" squad.

Twice a day this ancient path disappears with the tides, leaving the Holy Island of Lindisfarne out to sea.

An architectural oddity hides in plain sight on this iconic London bridge.

The view that inspired the scenes of Dracula's first landing in England.

After years of slow decline, a derelict Gothic castle is now being restored to life.

The largest known medieval map of the world.

This beautiful example of Victorian engineering is the oldest water-balanced funicular anywhere in the world.

The Liverpool street made famous by the Beatles is real.

This giant wooden treehouse within a sprawling garden has its own eatery.

Deep in the countryside lie the remains of one of the grandest Roman dwellings in Britain.