Crushed coral and crystals give the sand its signature coloration.

Despite the name, this ancient statue of uncertain origins is unlikely to represent the Roman goddess Venus.

A granite rock formation littered with various species of moss, lichen, and fern.

This stone quarry was used to make axes and other tools more than 6,000 years ago.

Rare remnants of the brick-domed ovens birthed in the Durham coalfield during the Industrial Revolution.

The remains of a historic kiln once used to produce the famous Rockingham porcelain.

One of the great treasures of Neolithic art lies within this carefully constructed pile of rocks.

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

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

Its impressive still-working beam engine is a thing of beauty for engineering history fans.

This 2,000-year-old tree inspired the nursery rhyme "Rock-a-bye Baby."

These precariously placed ruins harken back to a 13th-century castle.

This ancient castle has been abandoned since the Edwardian conquest of Wales.

A Neolithic tomb hidden among a spectacular boulder-strewn stretch of coast.

The remains of a small medieval chapel mark the legendary birthplace of the patron saint of Wales.

A Neolithic burial tomb connected with a colorful array of legends.

A modest stone circle in North Wales.

The only medieval bridge in Britain with its defensive tower still in tact.

A 19th-century funicular railway shuttles visitors up this surprising sea cliff to one of the world's largest camera obscuras.

A former fisherman's hut deemed too small for habitation is now a delightful tourist draw.

This neolithic stone grave has been altered and restored so often its now more neo than lithic.

The remains of centuries of copper mining appear like an alien landscape.

These haunting ruins belong to an ancient village that once had one hell of a view.

The world's largest prehistoric copper mine had 30,000 animal bones scattered throughout the maze of passageways.