This centuries-old canal known as the Cuckoo Dyke has a staircase of locks suitable for a giant.

This lovely ancestral home inspired the author D.H. Lawrence, and features a tunnel made out of a living willow.

Once the largest unsupported dome in the world, beating out the Pantheon and St Peters in Rome.

A historic Georgian building and warm springs.

This oddly placed 15th-century church is one of only six bridge chapels left in England.

A collection of throne-inspired sculptures dot the landscape of Wincobank.

Semi-precious Blue John stones have been mined in this cavern system for centuries.

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

Some of England's last cave dwellers lived and worked within this huge cave.

This chain of artificial lakes was an ideal test ground for the aircraft that would carry the "bouncing bombs" used by the WWII "Dambusters" squad.

This iconic Peak District ridge was once one of the busiest roads in medieval Britain.

A headstone notes where the most famous of Robin Hood's legendary Merry Men is reportedly buried.

This petite cutlery factory sits on the foundations of a defunct gasworks.

The view from this giant Stone Age toad is unexpectedly beautiful.

Eyam took steps to quarantine themselves and keep the plague from spreading.

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

Seat of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire for centuries.

This industrial gem was one of the earliest examples of a metal-framed building.

A collection of early 19th century trams set in a reconstructed period village.

The undercroft is a spectacular example of medieval Cistercian architecture.

A memorial to American oil drillers who volunteered to travel secretly to England in 1943 and work in the U.K.'s only oil field.

English Protestants once criticized this enormous private chapel for being too ornate.

A gorge full of caverns where early humans lived alongside cave hyenas, giant mammoths and wooly rhinoceroses.

The whimsical twist of this spire was either caused by the Devil, an unexpected virgin, or lead.