The rust covering this old mine's abandoned buildings matches the red pigment it once produced.

A subterranean playground in an abandoned slate mine.

One of these two land speed record-breaking vehicles went so fast it shattered the sound barrier.

England's largest white horse isn't even white.

A typographic tribute to the many comedic greats who make Great Britain laugh.

This sculpture is an instrument played by the swell of the seas.

The second-longest pier in the U.K. stretches a whole kilometer into the Irish Sea.

A 15th-century former coaching inn forms the implausibly grand entrance to a 1980s shopping mall.

The grand complex of buildings that comprise Liverpool's Exchange Flags includes a vast World War II bunker that has been frozen in time.

Follow the original medieval paths that wind through this intriguing section of the city.

Exquisite carvings of leaves, Green Men, and the occasional dragon adorn a medieval chapter house.

These abandoned coal mine towers near Sherwood Forest might soon boast the U.K.’s longest zip-line.

A museum devoted to the science of color.

A Victorian Gothic masterpiece housing a world-class collection of rare books and manuscripts.

Be on the lookout for the symbolic insect all over the city.

This logic-defying 16th-century Tudor manor still stands to the delight and astonishment of onlookers.

This crumbling folly looks like an enchanted left over from Middle Earth.

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

Seat of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire for centuries.

A magnificent winding road through a steep valley, with deep natural caverns at the bottom

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

This haunting stone chasm is a hotbed of mossy rock and English legend.

This beautiful "lagoon" is actually a toxic soup filled with cars, carcasses, and trash. When warnings couldn't stop people from going for a dip, the town dyed it black.

Once the largest unsupported dome in the world, beating out the Pantheon and St Peters in Rome.