The site of one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in history, created when a massive bomb dump accidentally exploded.

This poignant WWI memorial looks like a lighthouse 100 miles from the sea.

Want to properly offend a king? Sculpt a giant hill figure in chalk of him riding out of town.

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.

A medieval replica of King Arthur's legendary table, the Round Table hanging in Winchester Castle was decorated by Henry VIII.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

A quartet of rusting satellite goliaths are all that remain of a communication network that protected Britain from German and Russian air strikes.

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

Huge winged monument in the United Kingdom.

A magnificent winding road through a steep valley, with deep natural caverns at the bottom

Hauled from the water's depths, Henry VIII's flagship is preserved in this capsule-shaped museum.

This purpose-built dinosaur museum is shaped like a pterodactyl and holds fossils that were found in its very village.

This stream-carved gorge has inspired poets, hidden smugglers, and trained soldiers, all without losing its beauty.

The Isle of Wight’s “Island Line” serviced by former London Underground trains from the 1930s.

The Last Home of an Executed King.

This wild game of "football" between two sections of an English town has been staged every year for countless centuries.

The modern birthplace of Irish freedom.

This courtly monument celebrates an influential comedian who turned taking the piss out of the powers-that-be into an art.

The comedy and tragedy of Oscar Wilde is preserved in a Dublin park, captured in a sculpture of colorful stone.

The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.

The somber sculptures commemorating Irish Famine on the river Liffey in Dublin.