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

Beasts and branches swirl in sandstone carvings, interrupted by one strange creature.

Mysteriously stacked storefront paths give this medieval British town an iconic style like none other.

Final resting place of John Middleton "The Childe of Hale."

Seat of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire for centuries.

Eyam took steps to quarantine themselves and keep the plague from spreading.

6000-year-old site covered in more than 50 megaliths.

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

Huge winged monument in the United Kingdom.

Largest lake in Great Britain measured by surface area.

A church that bred legends, and served as an inspiration for the Da Vinci Code.

Ruined 11th century abbey built by King David I in Edinburgh, Scotland.

The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

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

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

This disused Cold War bunker has been restored to all of its early 60s glory.