A seaside town with no sea in sight.

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

This home of a taxidermy hoarder is among the grandest and most singular of historic English estates.

One of the earliest large-scale "hyper" roofs in the U.K. is now a derelict roadside attraction.

An intriguing three-sided folly is a testament to one man's devotion to Catholicism and the number three.

Competitors race wooden replicas of pungent blue cheese.

A remarkable medieval structure born from a 14th-century disaster.

Once-buried markers show England’s lowest land point keeps getting lower.

A clumsy-looking flying locomotive rusts within sight of a busy rail station.

This little-known hero has been protecting "The Fens" for close to 400 years, and now from its most powerful challenger yet: climate change.

These carved medieval "mercy seats" are among the finest in the world.

All that remains of the fishing-vessel-turned-warship is its weathered hull.

"The Donut" was built as part of an expensive, ill-fated engineering endeavor.

The colorful stairs are made with marble from the world's major quarries.

Touching this 18th-century Scottish philosopher’s toe allegedly conjures good fortune.

A six-ton wedding present for the King of the Scots.

This otherwise ordinary close on the Royal Mile constituted the end of the world for Edinburgh’s poorest residents.

Every birth, death, and marriage is recorded in these color-coded leather-bound books.

Remnants of the 16th-century defensive wall still stand unassumingly within Edinburgh.

The tomb of one of Scotland's bloody historic villains is a magnet for bumbling desecrators.

The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

A sweet symbol marks the place where torturous executions were once carried out.

A red sandstone freestanding monolith rises out of the sea in northern Scotland.