This early 19th-century blast furnace only survived because it was a financial and technical failure.

The longest and steepest staircase locks in the United Kingdom.

The site of the most dived wreck in the UK.

A replica of the famed statue far from home.

This former sewage pumping station is now a fascinating museum.

Europe's "only museum dedicated to the decapod" is full of quirky and absurdist displays, including one featuring the "famous" Giant Crab of Margate.

The alleged birthplace of Lady Jane Grey, who was executed at age 16 for claiming the throne of England.

This bare, bronze lad in a lone sock sits in the middle of Loughborough’s town center.

This iconic building was founded as a school for the impoverished, but became one for the sons of the local gentry.

This old village lock-up is known as the "round house," but it is actually octagonal.

Hidden in a grotto 26 feet below Nottingham's oldest hotel, this stylish subterranean drinking den is notoriously hard to find.

This Bronze Age boat was found buried remarkably intact in an English gravel pit.