This memorial honors the first British soldier killed by enemy action on home soil during World War I.

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

Once thought to be the mysterious work of a witchy prophetess, a well with unusual properties turns objects into "stone".

The medieval-looking hammer beam teak roof may be a Victorian vanity, but it's still absolutely magnificent.

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

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

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

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

One of the oldest and certainly best preserved Cistercian abbeys still in existence.

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

England's largest white horse isn't even white.

A modern English garden of eccentric beasts, follies, and oddities.

This iconic 1,000-year-old medieval castle is a favorite of the film industry, most notably as the location for Hogwarts in Harry Potter.

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.

Aliens and monsters lurk inside this museum dedicated to one man's lifelong adoration of all things sci-fi.

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

Also known as "Robin Hood's tree," this tree became a famed location along Hadrian's Wall before it was cut down in an act of vandalism.

This beautiful example of Victorian engineering is the oldest water-balanced funicular anywhere in the world.

These remarkable cascades are the jewels of Upper Tees.

A perfectly running 230-year-old silver automaton and music box.

The first museum in the United Kingdom dedicated to this woodwind instrument.

This medieval manor house was hastily fortified when it found itself in the middle of the Scottish fight for independence.

The oldest warship in Europe is still afloat.