This ruined medieval castle was the scene of Lord Robert Dudley’s seductive reception for Queen Elizabeth I.

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

The gloomy ruins that inspired Bram Stoker to bring Dracula to life.

Looking strangely like Rome's Colosseum, this unfinished tower has dominated the skyline for over 100 years.

A small island abbey is the final resting place of many medieval Scottish monarchs, including the real Macbeth.

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

This temple was constructed entirely by Roman soldiers.

An open air haven for tropical monkeys in the damp moors of the English country.

This 1776 beacon on the coast of Wales is said to have a ghost called Raymond, the last lighthouse keeper.

This 6th-century church honors St. Tudno, the patron saint of Llandudno.

A 13th-century fortified manor house that was once sieged during the English Civil War.

This bridge is the first to be made entirely from iron, but designed like it was still made of wood.

The last occupied troglodyte dwellings in England weren't abandoned until the 1960s.

This trio of neolithic stone monuments are fabled to be a king and his knights that were petrified by a witch.

An ode to the classic piece of British street furniture.

A slightly surreal menagerie of structures that were lovingly spared from demolition and reconstructed in a field.

A gigantic mechanical bull rages over unsuspecting passengers at Birmingham’s central station.

A hidden gem in the middle of the city's infamous Jewelry Quarter.

The world's smallest commercial theater is set up in what was once a urinal for Victorian men.

A quaint hamlet of nine cottages around a small green near Blaise castle.

Gothic tower mentioned in Thomas Hardy poem "The Channel Firing."

Besieged by war, this castle ruin has crumbled into a peaceful picnic spot.

A giant white horse drawn on an English hillside may not have been intended to be a horse at all.

Though it's not the largest, this one-kilometer outdoor market is reportedly the longest in Europe.