This toxic spoil heap found a second life as a ski slope, popular film location, and wildlife haven.

A magnificent menagerie of oddities, including taxidermy cryptids.

Once one of the largest rooms full of books in the world, this bookstore basement is still a treat for bibliophiles.

Now a memorial to merchant sailors and Titanic victims, this medieval church was destroyed by bombing raids in 1940.

This ancient oak tree sheltered accused "witches" in the 17th century.

Much of what constituted mid-century Liverpool now litters a beach outside of town.

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

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

Graffiti from the 16th and 17th centuries cover the walls of this part of the Tower of London.

The longest stone bridge in England has an impressive history that dates back over 700 years.

The sculptural remains of the last home of a legendary Dada artist.

Six neolithic sandstone boulders remaining from a dolmen.

Competitors race wooden replicas of pungent blue cheese.

Sidney Scurvy, the interactive computer sailor, takes you on a journey to discover the everyday lives of Cook and his men.

Once a palace for the Archbishop of York, these 15th-century ruins now serve as a haunt for history buffs.

These ancient symbols freckling a Scottish cliff remained hidden for centuries.

This lush area was the site of extensive enemy bombing during WWII.

A chaotic collection of coin-operated slot machines designed to delight and disturb in equal measure.

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

The site of the most dived wreck in the UK.

The "father of immunology" used this humble hut to offer the local people some of the world's first free vaccinations.

This stately bank building hides a spectacular star-studded ceiling.

These ruins of Francis Bacon's once-magnificent manor are hidden in the English countryside.

This tiny train shuttles passengers to one of Northern Ireland's most spectacular sights.