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

Next to the Leaning Tower of Pisa is a cemetery home to ancient sarcophagi and disturbing murals.

This foreboding medieval castle was twice besieged by barons rebelling against the English king.

A hidden tunnel leads to an abandoned slate quarry that's now a secret swimming spot guarded by cliffs.

Several land speed world records were shattered at this Welsh beach.

The longest and tallest aqueduct in Britain can actually be sailed across.

The highest peak in Wales is said to be the final resting place of a giant killed by King Arthur.

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

A miniature Italianate fantasy village on the coast of Wales and the set of ITC classic "The Prisoner."

A gorge full of caverns where early humans lived alongside cave hyenas, giant mammoths and wooly rhinoceroses.

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

This park and coal mine heritage site is home to two of the last steam winding engines in the UK.

This restored 17th century "conduit house," often mistaken for a watchtower, actually supplied water to nearby Bolsover Castle.

A poignant memorial to the 106 coal miners killed in three major accidents in Derbyshire.