This iconic Peak District ridge was once one of the busiest roads in medieval Britain.

This stretch of beach is the site of a prime watering hole and a primate watchtower.

The unusual stilted beacon is the town's only active lighthouse.

Constructed from recycled wrought iron railroad tracks, it's been described as the most beautiful seaside pier in England.

The ruins of a 12th-century Cistercian monastery can be found alongside World War II tank traps and pillboxes.

Gothic tower where Lord Alfred Tennyson wrote the poem "The Sleeping Beauty."

The oldest residential street in Europe also features an optical illusion.

Museum about life, death, and cannibalism in the Stone Age.

An enormous alien invades Woking, England, as an homage to the H.G. Wells classic 'The War of the Worlds.'

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

This charming, narrow-gauge railway in the Thames Estuary is sometimes referred to as the "Train to Nowhere."

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

These stark white cliffs were spat up by the sea and are slowly being retaken by it.

A rare example of the RAF’s flying spy taxi.

Model aircraft soar over 360-degree views of the countryside at the start of England's oldest road.

The sanctuary seems to either float atop the water or sink into the dirt, depending on the water level.

This operational mill has survived centuries of destruction and construction.

An oasis of calm, nestled in the English countryside.

This crumbling coast and its teetering tower are literally filled with history, but they are also at great risk of becoming history themselves.

The geoglyph once sported a glass bottle eye.

A well for a well, this anachronistically Indian-styled water pit was built in its small town home in gratitude for a similar favor.

In an isolated field near a dilapidated barn stands this chilling portrayal of the plight of the Nuba peoples of Sudan.

The granddaddy of English geoglyphs dates back to the late Bronze Age.

A reportedly haunted 14th century church is curiously facing the “wrong direction.”