Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

The largest greenhouse in the world is home to over one million types of plants.

400-year-old garden, restored to beauty.

A island reachable by a causeway at low tide is possibly one of the earliest Western European locations to be identified in text.

A disastrous D-Day rehearsal was relatively unknown until this sunken tank was discovered 40 years later.

The site of a mysterious pony massacre is rich with extraterrestrial conspiracy theories.

This historic Benedictine monastery brews a booze so toxic that it has often been blamed almost singularly for Scottish hooliganism.

The recreated ruins of a house designed to memorialize a World War I shelling on the town.

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.

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

The gloomy ruins that inspired Bram Stoker to bring Dracula to life.

An enormous steel waterfall is a nod to the substance that shaped Britain's Steel City.

One of the town's most famous residents, holding one of his most famous creations.

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

The whimsical twist of this spire was either caused by the Devil, an unexpected virgin, or lead.

Astonishing rock formations dot the Brimham Moor landscape.

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.

The adorable animals return to this nature reserve every fall to give birth to their pups.

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.

Semi-precious Blue John stones have been mined in this cavern system for centuries.

This iconic Peak District ridge was once one of the busiest roads in medieval Britain.

In the 19th century, this pit housed a fully grown black bear for the entertainment of visitors. Today there is a sculpture in tribute to the poor creature.