Public art now takes pride of place on the site of one of County Durham's last deep coal mines.

The train that took the prime minister on his final journey now rests in a British museum.

A monument with a strange legend involving a horse's tongue.

An unusual stone chair can be found on the banks of the River Wear, not far from Durham Cathedral.

Hundreds of years ago, this lion-shaped door knocker could help a person accused of a crime find temporary safe haven in Durham Cathedral.

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

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

Overlooked by many, the two famous Scottish warriors guard the main gate of Edinburgh Castle.

A sweet symbol marks the place where torturous executions were once carried out.

The name of this suspended sculpture is Latin for "high horse," which is exactly what it is.

This sculpture of Edward of Woodstock is surrounded by eight Victorian lamp bearers.

One of three sites in England that house the National Collection of Arms and Armour.

The bizarre headgear looks like it was made for a fool, not a king.

A century-old tradition has culminated in a small but singular collection of feline effigies.

The granddaddy of English geoglyphs dates back to the late Bronze Age.

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

The largest stone circle in the world has ended up bringing up more questions than it has answered.

Once thought to be the mysterious work of a witchy prophetess, a well with unusual properties turns objects into "stone".

This iconic 1,000-year-old medieval castle is a favorite of the film industry, most notably as the location for Hogwarts in Harry Potter.

Thanks to modern navigational tools we now know that the true prime meridian runs through a park next door.

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

Scattered throughout London are ancient remnants of the city's former bounding wall.

The gloomy ruins that inspired Bram Stoker to bring Dracula to life.

A island reachable by a causeway at low tide is possibly one of the earliest Western European locations to be identified in text.