This tiny traditional smokehouse is the only one left in this historic fishing port.

These 20-foot jaw bones honor a time when the leviathan bones were a sign that whalers survived the hunt.

The curious and tiny collection contains some very odd objects.

What was once England's second-richest abbey is now a haunting ruin.

These 90-year-old murals of local kings, Vikings, and outlaws hide in plain sight in a beautifully baroque shopping arcade.

This English medieval castle is where King John died of dysentery.

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

Inspired by a dream, a hermit carved out a home in this sandstone bank to live a life of contemplation and prayer.

The western face was supposedly left clock-less to snub the Welsh.

A mysterious demonic figure peers down from its perch within the gorgeous Chester Cathedral.

This rare aquatic phenomenon is one of the more accessible tidal bores in Morecambe Bay.

Each year a new straw behemoth is born.

Created as a punny statement about genetic engineering this monstrous hybrid statue has become a beloved icon.

A memorial to the politician who became Great Britain's first fatality to be caused by a locomotive.

The red letters in the literary pavement leading to the library form a mysterious code.

The National Railway Museum in York is the largest railway museum in the world, attracting almost 1 million visitors per year.

This stone throne invites adventurers to observe breathtaking views of the Peak District.

This remarkable building has a lot to offer, even if you're not placing a bid.

Marking the ancient boundaries of asylum around Beverley Minster.

A small waterfall tucked away in the forest of Harmby Gill.

This poignant WWI memorial looks like a lighthouse 100 miles from the sea.

The world's first successful water-powered cotton mill paved the way for the factories of the British Industrial Revolution.

English Protestants once criticized this enormous private chapel for being too ornate.

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