Lord Byron's embalmed body lies within this medieval church.

This imaginative sculpture is a memorial to this town's former mining industry.

This Victorian marvel of engineering and artistic prowess is nicknamed the "Cathedral of Steam."

An enigmatic natural rock formation with a manmade passage cut through the center.

A mysterious medieval monument said to mark the final resting place of Robin Hood’s henchman.

This Bronze Age burial mound used to be called "Robin Hood’s Piss-Pot" until it was renamed by spoilsport Victorians.

A 13th-century inn where the ill-fated King Charles I spent his last night of freedom.

Once a palace for the Archbishop of York, these 15th-century ruins now serve as a haunt for history buffs.

Exquisite carvings of leaves, Green Men, and the occasional dragon adorn a medieval chapter house.

In the U.K., a historic workhouse shines a light on the early, harsh treatment of the poor.

A magnificent mansion hides a delightful collection of historic timepieces.

A well preserved remnant of the English Civil War.

The final resting place of hundreds of Polish airmen who died fighting the Nazis in Britain.

An abandoned 18th century manse looks like something out of an Indiana Jones movie.

Once the largest factory complex in all of Europe, this converted shopping center celebrates its industrial past in a big way.

A medieval relic whose great hall once hosted Mayflower pilgrims, one of Henry VIII’s ill-fated wives, and plenty of royal intrigue.

In the right conditions a wall of water up to five feet tall flows upstream against the current on the River Trent.

This centuries-old canal known as the Cuckoo Dyke has a staircase of locks suitable for a giant.

The oldest surviving glass furnace cone in Western Europe.

In England, a barn-turned-wedding venue dates back to the 13th century.

This small crenelated building was built by a British aristocrat who supported the American Revolution and may have named it in memory of a pivotal battle.

This oddly placed 15th-century church is one of only six bridge chapels left in England.

This folly built to commemorate an aristocratic victory over Catholic rebellion plays tricks on the eye.

A folly built to satisfy a gentleman's bet that he could drive his horses through the eye of a needle.