The dance of this huge clock is a magnificent and eerie commentary on good and evil in the history of humankind.

This star-shaped artillery fort protected the mouth of the Thames from the 16th century to the Second World War.

This public pool is one of the last remaining lidos of the countless built in the 1930's as public works projects in the United Kingdom.

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

No one is sure what to do with this WWII shipwreck that sits at the bottom of the Thames, still loaded with tons of explosives.

Soviet intelligence had a keen interest in the Cold War linguistic school at this old Scottish airfield.

The last working windmill in the U.K. that has eight sails.

This tiny train shuttles passengers to one of Northern Ireland's most spectacular sights.

These abandoned coal mine towers near Sherwood Forest might soon boast the U.K.’s longest zip-line.

The unusual clock on this 18th-century market building has an extra minute hand for "Bristol time."

Sculptor Antony Gormley used chaos theory and fractal growth to design his tallest creation.

An English explorer's vast natural history collection has the first realistic dioramas of animals staged in their natural habitats.

A half-mile-long stretch of medieval forts built after a devastating pirate attack persists amid the modern port city.

Derelict chemical plant on the North Sea is a beautiful industrial ruin.

All unmarked mute swans on the Thames are owned by the Queen per a tradition that began in the 12th century.

Thrilling and delicious complement to any dining experience.

This aging storage facility is the world's largest brick warehouse.

The "Heroine of Dunkirk" rescued over 7,000 Allied troops during the historic World War II evacuation.

This poignant WWI memorial looks like a lighthouse 100 miles from the sea.

A museum and gardens with unusual plants and a history of progressive programming for the blind.

The farthest northwesterly point of the British mainland is one of the most remote places in the Scottish Highlands.

The world's largest collection of preserved trolleybuses.

Arthur, Merlin, and Guinevere are among the largest and oldest satellite dishes on the planet.

It might not be as impossible to reach as its name would imply, but just about.