One of England's oldest stone churches and the birthplace of the "father of English history."

These upturned herring boats make nifty storage sheds for fishing goods.

This lonely bronze walrus celebrates a character in a Lewis Carroll poem.

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

An iconic waterwheel in the Pennine Hills marks the location of one of Britain’s most profitable lead mines.

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

A locomotive made from 185,000 bricks celebrates the town's pioneering railway history.

A museum and gardens with unusual plants and a history of progressive programming for the blind.

An abandoned tower once used to study the cosmos hides within a thicket of greenery.

WWII artifacts, including the building itself.

These 20-foot jaw bones honor a time when the leviathan bones were a sign that whalers survived the hunt.

Never actually a tree at all, this spot was the site of London's public hangings for nearly 600 years.

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

This enchanting Victorian estate was home to the world's first hydroelectric power generator.

These official units of measurement—including chains and perches—lie hidden beneath tourists' feet in a popular London hub.

Huge winged monument in the United Kingdom.

Twice a day this ancient path disappears with the tides, leaving the Holy Island of Lindisfarne out to sea.

A vortex fountain that seems to rise out of the ground.

This pump on the bad side of Victorian London betrayed a horrifying revelation about the water supply.

The nearly 200-year-old folly has a secret spiral staircase hidden in one of its pillars.

A million and a half tons of earth were used to create one of the world's largest land sculptures.

The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.

Follow the original medieval paths that wind through this intriguing section of the city.

London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.