A deserted medieval village where bodies were once mutilated to prevent them rising from the dead.

The ruins of a 12th-century seaside castle on the southwest coast of Scotland.

Once the last route taken by condemned prisoners.

A pair of club-wielding guardians stand watch over London's first public clock to feature a minute hand.

Neolithic burial chambers hidden beside a village school.

A rampant horde of demons smirk and snarl at visitors to this church, home to a rare complete set of medieval-era stained glass windows.

These ruins are a monument to the region's industrial heritage, and the site of England's worst mining tragedy.

This historic castle was already in ruins by the 13th century.

An impressive piece of infrastructure that seems outsized when considering it serves an island with a population of less than 300.

400 million years of erosion shaped these fascinating seaside caves, which made an appearance on 'Game of Thrones.'

A rocky outcrop where monks hid their most holy relic while escaping Danish invaders.

A unique flight of canal locks that owe their form to 19th-century cost-saving measures.

On the outskirts of Edinburgh, a trio of topiary created by one man over the course of more than 20 years.

The second-longest pier in the U.K. stretches a whole kilometer into the Irish Sea.

The first museum in the United Kingdom dedicated to this woodwind instrument.

This public pool is one of the last remaining lidos of the countless built in the 1930's as public works projects in the United Kingdom.

The ruins of a 15th-century castle that has seen its fair share of bitter feuds.

Its walls are adorned with exquisite murals of the natural world, transforming it into an ecologist’s Sistine Chapel.

In the U.K., a historic workhouse shines a light on the early, harsh treatment of the poor.

A locomotive that was captured as a prisoner of war is now recognized as a WWII memorial.

A historic Georgian building and warm springs.

Britain's answer to the NSA is based out of this deliciously-named circular headquarters.

Cut into a sheer cliff face, these stairs are the only way to reach a secluded Scottish harbor.

A rare labyrinth-style path carved into a historic hill.