The names Lúthien and Beren can be found inscribed on the shared grave of the famous writer and his beloved wife and muse.

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

This steel sculpture made from a recycled crane towers above a former shipyard.

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

Huge winged monument in the United Kingdom.

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

This Georgian Gothic building was created to shelter and feed deer.

This industrial chimney looks rather out of place, isolated in the middle of an attractive woodland.

A perfectly running 230-year-old silver automaton and music box.

A little-known ruin with a convoluted history and a fascinating latrine drainage system.

Local legend says the remains of Father Christmas lie within the medieval grounds.

In the ruins of Glastonbury Abbey lies the alleged resting place of the legendary king.

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

This ruin in a suburban park may be the place where Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" was first performed.

Great Britain's only hat-making museum.

This beautiful example of Victorian engineering is the oldest water-balanced funicular anywhere in the world.

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

This long-distance walking route follows the Prime Meridian line as it passes through England.

A little piece of the Shire is hidden behind a plant nursery in Port Orchard, Washington.

A kaleidoscopic warehouse-maze of handmade neon signs.

The illuminated falls are a gem in North Cascades National Park.

Hundreds of hopeful gold miners came here to get rich, but only two years later the small town was deserted.