The near loss of the stately fireplaces at this medieval castle spawned some of Britain's most crucial historic preservation laws.

An engraved stone in a village church claims to be the grave of a minuscule folk legend.

Aliens and monsters lurk inside this museum dedicated to one man's lifelong adoration of all things sci-fi.

One of Bristol's best-hidden gems has ties to Lord Byron, whence it became the nation's first reformatory school for girls.

Large-scale contemporary artworks tower over fields and lurk in forests around a Jacobean manor house.

This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.

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

You can crawl inside this atmospheric 5,000-year-old tomb.

England's largest white horse isn't even white.

For over 500 years this timbered alms house has provided a home for elderly residents of Coventry.

The legend of a monkey that was hanged as a spy has inspired not only a football team name, but a successful mayoral campaign.

An exercise in radical design and social living that became the epicenter of Soviet spy networks in London.

A dramatic sculpture high up in Yorkshire with vistas on an industrial scale.

The scene of the United Kingdom's most famous UFO incident, dubbed the "British Roswell."

In the ancient Woolley Woods, an art project promises access to new worlds.

The "lost friend” is the most famous of the six moai statues that were removed from Easter Island.

These carved medieval "mercy seats" are among the finest in the world.

A small Scottish town's larger-than-life tribute to the celebrated accordion player.

This magnificent mural was created with over 30,000 colored bricks.

It was once nicknamed "the most bombed hotel in Europe."

17th-century merchants in Bristol nailed their deals by placing money on these pedestals.

If God were a skater, this would clearly be His park of choice.

What looks like missing grout is actually an old pub's peephole.

The mysterious, fantastical woodland inspiration for "The Lord of the Rings."