Besieged by war, this castle ruin has crumbled into a peaceful picnic spot.

This hilarious English intersection is an automotive whirlpool.

With lush plants and flowers, huge trees, ponds, and hidden monuments, this place feels a bit like discovering Narnia.

This picturesque horseshoe weir was first built in the 1600s to prevent flooding in the town of Bath.

This strategically placed hill fort has served defensive forces from the Iron Age up until the 20th century.

This bridge later moonlighted as a local jail.

A giant white horse drawn on an English hillside may not have been intended to be a horse at all.

Europe's largest prehistoric mound – burial site of a legendary king?

The geoglyph once sported a glass bottle eye.

This section of the Kennet and Avon Canal has been designated the same level of heritage protection as Stonehenge.

The plaques around this 19th-century structure recall some rather strange tales.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

An oasis of calm, nestled in the English countryside.

A massive rock in the surf steeped in legends.

Mined to a depth of 240 meters with a perimeter of about 1.6 km, the largest hand-dug excavation in the world.

Local lore says a serpent-like beast lurks in the deep basin below the falls.

It's estimated that half of the world's gold was mined from South Africa's "golden arc."

Home to some of the oldest hominid fossils ever found.

Caves that can't seem to quit producing the remains of prehistoric humans.

The tallest residential building in Africa is an unsettling Brutalist monolith.

One of the tallest buildings in Africa provides a great view of Johannesburg's unique geography.

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

Stonehenge has nothing on Castlerigg’s views.

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