A blunder resulted in these charming stone-lined streams becoming the target of a Nazi bombing.

This unusual geoglyph was built as a warning so low-flying aircraft wouldn't scare the zoo animals.

The world's first successful water-powered cotton mill paved the way for the factories of the British Industrial Revolution.

Several land speed world records were shattered at this Welsh beach.

The last known resting place of the king who united England.

This hill and tower are steeped in legend, from King Arthur to the Holy Grail.

This iconic Peak District ridge was once one of the busiest roads in medieval Britain.

A strange and ancient landscape hides the dark, cavernous remains of a 5,000-year-old flint mine.

This early Norman castle was the first historical monument protected by an act of Parliament.

One of the earliest large-scale "hyper" roofs in the U.K. is now a derelict roadside attraction.

This open-air heritage museum illuminates centuries of historic English life from a West Sussex village.

A sculpture of a famous ape who was once a beloved household name in London.

Single runway interrupted by a busy road that cuts across its middle.

The sanctuary seems to either float atop the water or sink into the dirt, depending on the water level.

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

Edinburgh's oldest statue hides within a parking lot behind the city's iconic cathedral.

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

These quintessentially English stepping stones were built for Victorian tourists.

The longest stone bridge in England has an impressive history that dates back over 700 years.

A mysterious shape catches the eye in this 16th-century painting.

This Victorian marvel of engineering and artistic prowess is nicknamed the "Cathedral of Steam."

Now a memorial to merchant sailors and Titanic victims, this medieval church was destroyed by bombing raids in 1940.

This giant geoglyph of mysterious origins is now the site of neo-pagan rituals.

This astronomical clock is the second oldest in England.