The grand complex of buildings that comprise Liverpool's Exchange Flags includes a vast World War II bunker that has been frozen in time.

Harry Potter’s Hogsmeade Station is also a charming blast from the past situated in North Yorkshire.

This centuries-old canal known as the Cuckoo Dyke has a staircase of locks suitable for a giant.

This colossal war machine is now a living museum dedicated to underwater warfare.

This lighthouse was crafted as penitence for the theft of wine bound for a monastery.

These picturesque ruins crumble beautifully into the ocean.

This Norman castle has been the scene of assassination plots, religious persecution, and Nazi conspiracies throughout its long history.

For part of the year, this innovative greenhouse is painted white to keep the plants from getting scorched.

This landmark Victorian folly rewards visitors with spectacular views over the Peak District.

A steep and winding road in the Yorkshire Dales passes by these deep natural potholes.

The National Railway Museum in York is the largest railway museum in the world, attracting almost 1 million visitors per year.

One of the few surviving street funiculars in the world.

This picturesque horseshoe weir was first built in the 1600s to prevent flooding in the town of Bath.

An icon of the Battle of Britain is frozen in flight in a grand Victorian museum.

This tunnel entrance is built to resemble a grand castle but no one is quite sure why.

The remains of the wrecked steam trawler can be found on the beach at low tide.

Artists have long been drawn to these atmospheric 12th-century ruins.

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

This eclectic sanctuary is a hodgepodge of various architectural styles, all crammed into one building.

A real-life Professor Snape once taught in this Welsh university building, which students of course nicknamed “Hogwarts.”

The abandoned fishing village was swept right into the sea.

From here, the loch appears to take the shape of mainland Scotland.

This charming railway is one of the oldest and steepest funiculars in England.

After years of slow decline, a derelict Gothic castle is now being restored to life.