When methane gas started seeping up from the ground, they picked up and moved the entire town.

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

A seaside town with no sea in sight.

Its impressive still-working beam engine is a thing of beauty for engineering history fans.

The tradition of using flowers to decorate wells is once again thriving in England.

One of the largest sculpture collections in the U.K. features history's greats, from Bob Dylan to Galileo, in bronze.

This charming railway is one of the oldest and steepest funiculars in England.

The last occupied troglodyte dwellings in England weren't abandoned until the 1960s.

A great example of the inventive canal bridges that were deliberately split down the middle.

This amazing 15th-century mural remained hidden in plain sight for centuries.

This early 19th-century blast furnace only survived because it was a financial and technical failure.

A unique journey back in time to an early 20th-century fairground.

The mysterious, fantastical woodland inspiration for "The Lord of the Rings."

This well-preserved Cistercian Abbey in a romantic pastoral setting has inspired artists like the poet Wordsworth.

The only medieval bridge in Britain with its defensive tower still in tact.

This Roman amphitheater is said to be King Arthur's legendary Round Table.

This ancient bridge made of stone slabs is said to be reserved for the devil to sunbathe.

This former Welsh metal factory is now a lovely abandoned relic but was once one of the industry's world leaders.

The world's smallest movie theater runs on solar power—an attraction in itself.

This ancient church, rebuilt at least 3 times, is flanked at all sides by history.

Three bridges straddle a stream, one stacked upon the other.

A 19th-century funicular railway shuttles visitors up this surprising sea cliff to one of the world's largest camera obscuras.

During this yearly Welsh swimming race, competitors tread through the fetid waters of a bog trench.

A real-life Professor Snape once taught in this Welsh university building, which students of course nicknamed “Hogwarts.”