A mysterious monument where a woman who records say never existed was burnt alive for being a witch.

The heads of two giant mythological water horses honor Scotland's horselord past.

There are plenty of wonderful panoramic vistas in Edinburgh, but not many are hidden smack in the middle of the Old Town.

"Respectful to the dead, safe and sanitary to the living, dedicated to the Genius of Memory..."

World's largest working waterwheel has been around for over 150 years.

This 6th-century church honors St. Tudno, the patron saint of Llandudno.

These precariously placed ruins harken back to a 13th-century castle.

The remains of centuries of copper mining appear like an alien landscape.

The stately remains of Llywelyn the Great's mighty fortress.

This device was crucial to the Industrial Revolution development of Leeds.

Three stone bridges straddling the River Gowy form part of the medieval road from London to Holyhead—despite a common nickname, they're not Roman.

This plaque commemorates an amazing 19th-century sea rescue.

Legends say this red sandstone monolith and the dozens of smaller boulders that surround it were once a coven of witches—before a Scottish wizard turned them all to stone.

This historic former textile mill now houses a brewery, hotel, and what's believed to be the longest bar in the United Kingdom.

A geological wonder shrouded in myth.

Before 1993, this historic-looking village—King Charles III's pet project—didn’t exist at all.

A legendary ghostly hound supposedly left dark marks on a place of worship.

The second-longest pier in the U.K. stretches a whole kilometer into the Irish Sea.

Britain's answer to the NSA is based out of this deliciously-named circular headquarters.

This melancholy headstone is the only remaining evidence of a medieval church lost to the sea.

A memorial to the politician who became Great Britain's first fatality to be caused by a locomotive.

A series of idealized caves carved to entertain guests.

This antique shop and tea room reside inside a twice defunct church that was moved stone by stone to its current location.

A lone pole once used to display a man's corpse now stands empty, but the memory remains.