Stonehenge has nothing on Castlerigg’s views.

A 2,000-ton rock resting in a state of a delicate balance.

It's believed a local adventurer spent 50 years living inside this cave.

One of the best-preserved, yet least visited stone circle sites in Cumbria.

This 17th-century pub once had a hole in its wall so the neighboring blacksmith could easily access beer.

One of the highest Roman forts in Britain is set amid dramatic scenery on a notoriously difficult road.

Bizarre living fossil only grows in a small chunk of the Namib Desert.

Eerily lifelike effigies stare at everyone who enters this sanctuary.

This mummified mermaid corpse is an aquatic curio that was eventually revealed to be a fake.

Flaming barrels of tar race through these village streets on Bonfire Night, a tradition that dates back centuries.

The "father of immunology" used this humble hut to offer the local people some of the world's first free vaccinations.

This elaborate Byzantine-style building was designed for a not-so-pretty purpose.

For part of the year, this innovative greenhouse is painted white to keep the plants from getting scorched.

A majestic mansion designed in Mughalai style, complete with a turquoise onion dome.

Home to Alan Turing, the cracking of the Enigma code, and Captain Ridley's shooting party.

The gigantic skull of a long-extinct species that once roamed the forests of England and Ireland.

The lab where the scientist made his groundbreaking discoveries is preserved on the basement floor of the Faraday Museum.

A network of concealed passageways lies within a busy London Underground station.

A musical composition 1000 years in length plays at the Trinity Buoy Wharf in London.

The television series' iconic giant foot was borrowed from this classical painting.

A kaleidoscopic warehouse-maze of handmade neon signs.

This century-old grotesque has a mysterious history and may not actually be a rabbit.

This gorgeous space is England's largest independent library outside of London.

This hidden Art Nouveau courtyard is an opulent feast for the eyes.