Soldiers carved these regimental badges into the chalk hills in remembrance of those who died in World War I.

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

The oldest residential street in Europe also features an optical illusion.

Cliffs full of fossils at the portal to England's Jurassic Coast.

A local museum honors the overlooked discoveries of Mary Anning, one of the first professional fossil hunters.

Wooden sleds have replaced donkeys to cart goods around this utterly charming car-free village.

A castle in the Scottish Highlands has been continuously inhabited since the 1300s.

This rare surviving broch is one of Scotland's most impressive Bronze Age structures.

The world's shortest street was created by an awkwardly placed hotel.

A red sandstone freestanding monolith rises out of the sea in northern Scotland.

This tiny island featuring 9th-century Viking ruins is only accessible at low tide.

Thanks to both terrific preservation and historic vandalism this ancient site is known as the "Heart of Neolithic Orkney."

Enter the world under the hill at this ancient UK burial chamber.

Cut into a sheer cliff face, these stairs are the only way to reach a secluded Scottish harbor.

Legends surrounding this megalithic tomb range from giants to a dwarf named Trollid.

It is said the legendary wizard once lived in this sea cave beneath Tintagel Castle.

19th-century scientists would make the pilgrimage here to verify the precision of their measuring sticks.

This beautiful Victorian ironwork masterpiece was built to keep London from smelling like poop.

This tidal island, a sacred site in early English Christianity, was the target of a notable Viking invasion.

This museum honors the young maritime hero who became an unexpected Victorian-era celebrity.

A historic house devoted to the teachings of a 1700's prophetess and her mysterious box of revelations.

This open-air heritage museum illuminates centuries of historic English life from a West Sussex village.

This mummified mermaid corpse is an aquatic curio that was eventually revealed to be a fake.

What might be the oldest living tree in London has survived fires, bombings, and estate agents.