Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

Japanese national treasure originally built in 593 CE.

In 806, Kobo Daishi began meditating on Mount Misen. The Buddhist monk lit this holy fire, which has been kept burning for 1,200 years.

Folklore and history carved into Brittany's coast.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

Stonehenge has nothing on Castlerigg’s views.

These quintessentially English stepping stones were built for Victorian tourists.

6000-year-old site covered in more than 50 megaliths.

Seat of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire for centuries.

Legend says this little-known stone circle is formed from people petrified as punishment for dancing on the Sabbath.

A seaside town with no sea in sight.

This historic textile mill has been repurposed as a shopping outlet, which houses a textile museum that celebrates its industrial past.

The world's first successful water-powered cotton mill paved the way for the factories of the British Industrial Revolution.

A collection of early 19th century trams set in a reconstructed period village.

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

Inspired by a dream, a hermit carved out a home in this sandstone bank to live a life of contemplation and prayer.

The longest stone bridge in England has an impressive history that dates back over 700 years.

A public art project to commemorate a tumultuous period in Derby's history.

This Bronze Age boat was found buried remarkably intact in an English gravel pit.

Remnants of the 16th-century defensive wall still stand unassumingly within Edinburgh.

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

Tiny effigies of the victims of Edinburgh's famous Anatomy Murders.

The lasting remains of a bygone era of open-air meat markets.

A statue in the heart of Edinburgh honors a bear that served in the Polish military during World War II.