A island reachable by a causeway at low tide is possibly one of the earliest Western European locations to be identified in text.

A fantastic castle rumored to be the birthplace of King Arthur.

The mysterious, fantastical woodland inspiration for "The Lord of the Rings."

This iconic 1,000-year-old medieval castle is a favorite of the film industry, most notably as the location for Hogwarts in Harry Potter.

The sign at the garden gate reads: "These Plants Can Kill."

The bizarre headgear looks like it was made for a fool, not a king.

An incredibly well-preserved piece of ninth-century Viking poop.

One of the shortest streets in York has an especially odd name.

These 20-foot jaw bones honor a time when the leviathan bones were a sign that whalers survived the hunt.

One of the oldest and certainly best preserved Cistercian abbeys still in existence.

Huge winged monument in the United Kingdom.

A modern English garden of eccentric beasts, follies, and oddities.

A perfectly running 230-year-old silver automaton and music box.

Built in 1911, the Tees Transporter Bridge is one of only six transporter bridges still in operation.

The train that took the prime minister on his final journey now rests in a British museum.

A locomotive made from 185,000 bricks celebrates the town's pioneering railway history.

Used as an example in one of the first dictionary entries for "museum" in 1706.

Ancient Egyptian wigs, South American feather headdresses, a bounty of anthropological artifacts in Oxford.

Puzzles within puzzles hide a golden treasure in this hedge maze.

The bombed out remains of the old church were kept intact next to the new one, as a reminder of the futility of war.

One of these two land speed record-breaking vehicles went so fast it shattered the sound barrier.

This ruined medieval castle was the scene of Lord Robert Dudley’s seductive reception for Queen Elizabeth I.

Known as the "Stairway to Heaven," this historic canal dates back to the 1700s.

Hear the quietest sound from across the dome.