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

Hundreds of years ago, this lion-shaped door knocker could help a person accused of a crime find temporary safe haven in Durham Cathedral.

A monument with a strange legend involving a horse's tongue.

An abandoned tower once used to study the cosmos hides within a thicket of greenery.

Locals affectionately dubbed this World War I memorial "Tommy."

Public art now takes pride of place on the site of one of County Durham's last deep coal mines.

A museum pays tribute to the glass-making industry of Sunderland.

The nearly 200-year-old folly has a secret spiral staircase hidden in one of its pillars.

According to local legends, a monstrous worm once wrapped itself around this hill by the River Wear.

Journey through this open museum where even employees remain true to period.

Huge winged monument in the United Kingdom.

In the Scottish Highlands, this 13th-century castle ruin is hidden at the end of a farm track.

This stately monument has been wearing a traffic cone hat for decades much to the delight of the locals.

Displaced highlanders would take shelter from the wet Scottish climate under the large walled bridge at Glasgow Central Station.

Inside this art museum resides one of Glasgow's most famous musical instruments.

The biggest onshore wind farm in the United Kingdom.

This stately estate house features a tower covered in a bright, modern mural.

Now in ruins, this castle stood for centuries and saw a number of gruesome events.

This abandoned bridge over the River Irvine may be the oldest surviving railway viaduct in the world.