The world’s oldest boat lift is also known in the United Kingdom as the "Cathedral of the Canals" and one of the "Seven Wonders of the Waterways."

On moonless nights, it's said that you can still hear the church bell of a village that was swept out of the dunes and lost to the rising sea.

This castle was first occupied in the 1400s and has undergone major restoration in recent times.

This towering monument is dedicated in memory of a most unusually named, yet heroic, horse.

Home of the infamous Cauld Lad of Hylton and one of the inspirations behind "Alice" in Sunderland.

An Iron Age hill fort turned scenic nature park.

One of the tallest mill chimneys in Lancashire gave up its ornate cast iron "crown" during World War II to assist the war effort.

This remote Scottish cave has been a site of Christian pilgrimage for many centuries.

This stone harbor was key to Carnlough's limestone industry.

The name Niarbyl means “the tail” and refers to the rocky formations that push out into the Irish Sea.

This sculpture of a pylon is upside down and askew, as if its main purpose is to confuse passersby.

This precipitous pathway with its wrought iron handrail was created by the Victorians as a tourist attraction.

One of the first canal boat-lift inclines ever created.

Though it looks like a golf ball teed up for a hit, this hilltop station is actually used to monitor air traffic.

A Brutalist monument in the middle of a housing estate by artist Victor Pasmore.

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

One of Scotland's earliest hydroelectric power stations.

This observation tower is one of two of its kind that still exist in the United Kingdom.

These early 19th-century kilns were used to make coke, a key Ingredient in steel production.

A medieval quay that was the Mayflower's final port of call before sailing for America.

Centuries after this 12th-century abbey had fallen to ruin, it became known for the strawberries and cream served in its gardens.

A 1930s Art Deco swimming pool with a design inspired by grand ocean liners.

Hidden behind an industrial area, this is one of the very few such transporter bridges in existence.

This original castle in Kendal is 1,000 years old.