Although it appears ancient and mysterious, the quirky folly was actually built 200 years ago by an eccentric estate owner.

This jewel of an engine is one of Northern England's finest surviving legacies of the Industrial Revolution, even catching the eye of Henry Ford.

A stone wall commemorates the legend of a ferocious dragon who literally got his butt kicked by a knight.

Each year this small English village becomes overrun with outlandish straw men.

The wreck of a B-29 Superfortress now stands as a memorial left in the moors.

This industrial museum is based on one of the oldest standing iron forges in the U.K.

Reputedly based on the tomb of Jesus Christ, this crypt is the oldest surviving structure of any cathedral in England.

A long, winding trek rewards you with a gorge so captivating it inspired a painting in the Tate.

A repurposed railway tunnel with otherworldly acoustic characteristics.

The oldest candy store in the world has been selling traditional sweets since 1827.

Helped by a surprise posthumous donation this small town toy museum features over 5,000 vintage playthings.

A dramatic sculpture high up in Yorkshire with vistas on an industrial scale.

A stone obelisk towering over the surrounding countrysides beckons hikers across the rolling moors.

This lovely little burbling creek is actually a deadly waterway that has dragged down everyone who ever set foot in it.

Probably the smallest museum in the world, housed in a disused phone booth.

Once thought to be the mysterious work of a witchy prophetess, a well with unusual properties turns objects into "stone".

A 600-year-old mini shrine guarded by a sword-wielding knight hides in a crumbling cliff face.

This tallest folly in the world began its life as an elaborate factory chimney.

This Georgian architectural masterpiece is the only cloth hall left in Britain.

This quaint funicular has been ferrying people up and down an English valley since the Victorian era.

This Gothic castle-like portal is a testament to the amazing craftsmanship of the navvies who built the railway tunnel.

This Victorian graveyard in Leeds is a macabre collection of beautiful tombs and memorials.

Cycle the solar system—from the sun to Pluto—right here on earth.

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