This precipitous pathway with its wrought iron handrail was created by the Victorians as a tourist attraction.

An Anglo-Saxon cross inscribed with possibly the oldest written work of English literature.

The former home of one of the U.K.’s most notable families of suffragettes is now a museum dedicated to women’s rights.

This small record store was a favorite of Oasis's Noel and Liam Gallagher, who mentioned it in one of their early songs.

This commemorative stone was erected near the first Scout campsite.

The sculptural remains of the last home of a legendary Dada artist.

This lonely metal cross may hint at the true location of a medieval showdown between Christian and Pagan kingdoms.

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

A horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

A Parisian cemetery where the elite and artistic are interred beneath an eccentric collection of tombs.

One of the oldest libraries in England, and one of the last of the great medieval chained collections.

Historic medieval fortified city in southwest France.

A village of art and exotic creations.

Jean Tinguely's bizarre monster sculpture is hidden deep in a forest.

Lord Byron's embalmed body lies within this medieval church.

A spooky juxtaposition of caves and graves gives this legend-filled cemetery a particularly haunting vibe.

Hidden in a grotto 26 feet below Nottingham's oldest hotel, this stylish subterranean drinking den is notoriously hard to find.

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

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

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

The dramatic remains of an abandoned farmhouse sit high on the edge of a remote hillside.

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

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