An enormous steel waterfall is a nod to the substance that shaped Britain's Steel City.

Seat of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire for centuries.

This chain of artificial lakes was an ideal test ground for the aircraft that would carry the "bouncing bombs" used by the WWII "Dambusters" squad.

Semi-precious Blue John stones have been mined in this cavern system for centuries.

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

Created as a punny statement about genetic engineering this monstrous hybrid statue has become a beloved icon.

The tower was originally used as a chimney for the waste incinerator of St. John's Precinct and Market.

This historic club for wayward boys has shaped some of the biggest names in music almost as much as they have shaped it.

A hunk of prehistoric lava rests amid the Gothic architecture of a campus quad.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

The anatomical-pathological collection of a man who changed surgery.

The Tudor-style cottage in the middle of the square is not quite what it seems.

A naturally mummified 2,000-year-old man.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

The perfectly preserved underground rooms where Churchill plotted the war against Germany.

Built to give thanks for the passing of a plague epidemic, this cathedral is a one-of-a-kind architectural hybrid.

This series of Baroque passageways in Vienna's cultural center mix old architecture with modern art.

Baroque celebration of the end of the Great Plague of Vienna.

Legends surround an ancient tree trunk riddled with nails for good luck.

A historic Georgian building and warm springs.

One of the largest mechanical models of the solar system in the world.