A monument to the real explorer and bear who inspired characters in Philip Pullman's 'His Dark Materials.'

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

The view that inspired the scenes of Dracula's first landing in England.

The curious and tiny collection contains some very odd objects.

These carved, weathered stones once gave mail carriers and pub goers a leg up.

These planks were originally installed to hold the dead.

This tiny traditional smokehouse is the only one left in this historic fishing port.

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

This Georgian architectural masterpiece is the only cloth hall left in Britain.

This centuries-old mansion was the home of the noted 19th-century diarist Anne Lister (aka “Gentleman Jack”).

This strange moor has a song written about it, Bronze Age carvings, and an alien sighting.

One of the U.K's earliest public water supplies is within the "plague village."

A magnificent winding road through a steep valley, with deep natural caverns at the bottom

These unique stepping stones hug a river's edge to take hikers on a journey through a limestone gorge.

This landmark Victorian folly rewards visitors with spectacular views over the Peak District.

Near the former site of numerous witch burnings, this lavish Edinburgh mainstay pays homage to Scotland's brutal history.

This 13th century castle is chock full of ghosts and impossibly rare cows.

This giant wooden treehouse within a sprawling garden has its own eatery.

The sign at the garden gate reads: "These Plants Can Kill."

This enormous secondhand bookstore inside a Victorian train station sparked the "Keep Calm and Carry On" craze.

This enchanting Victorian estate was home to the world's first hydroelectric power generator.

St. Mary's Asylum was isolated and abandoned before being converted into a Bed and Breakfast.

A million and a half tons of earth were used to create one of the world's largest land sculptures.

The remains of a Dominican friary, once one of the largest of its kind in the United Kingdom.