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

The second largest surviving chained library is housed in this 12th century church.

This picturesque horseshoe weir was first built in the 1600s to prevent flooding in the town of Bath.

Scotland's only funicular railway is also the United Kingdom's highest.

Over 100 years ago this pyramidal holding cell was reserved for rowdy drunks but now only offers five minute sentences.

The largest of only eight working transporter bridges left in the world.

Pyramid shaped monument with a tall tale attached.

Sidney Scurvy, the interactive computer sailor, takes you on a journey to discover the everyday lives of Cook and his men.

This strategically placed hill fort has served defensive forces from the Iron Age up until the 20th century.

Left by the Devil, an ancient quarry or just plain old erosion, this enigmatic rock pillar rises 28 feet from the hillside.

Half-drowned wooden stumps and stone blocks are all that remain of a Victorian landing that was destroyed by storms.

Henry VIII's forgotten castle was built by the gunpowder-obsessed king to be defended solely by cannons.

There's a strange stone hoodoo towering atop a wooded hillside and no one is quite sure how it got there.

A stone obelisk towering over the surrounding countrysides beckons hikers across the rolling moors.

Displaced highlanders would take shelter from the wet Scottish climate under the large walled bridge at Glasgow Central Station.

A bay of elaborate, historic toilets are held in high esteem at this Scottish dock.

This tiny 1930s Art Deco airport is a beautiful remnant of a bygone era.

One of the shortest streets in York has an especially odd name.

The remains of the oldest synagogue in Britain lay forgotten for seven centuries, hidden under a humble shop.

Now isolated, this church was once the center of a bustling village that succumbed to the Black Death.

These 20-foot jaw bones honor a time when the leviathan bones were a sign that whalers survived the hunt.

The UK's oldest theme park slowly slips away.

A dark Victorian well house now plays host to mystical waters and pagan shrines.

This natural history collection contains the bones of a circus elephant that seem to be chasing a whale skeleton.