A book bound in the skin of an infamous criminal, along with countless other specimens.

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

A massive flood devastated this seaside town, causing many to speculate about whether the government had figured out how to influence the weather.

A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.

Formerly known as Saville Theatre, this mid-20th-century entertainment hub includes an ornate frieze.

An out-of-place slice of France, smack in the middle of Shanghai.

This windmill is believed to be the oldest in the British Isles.

Keep a lookout for replicas of this wooden soldier hiding in plain sight all around town.

How did this lovely seaside English village come by such an unusual name?

A rare example of the RAF’s flying spy taxi.

Model aircraft soar over 360-degree views of the countryside at the start of England's oldest road.

A museum based on the collection of a Victorian family. Housed in a remaining Victorian villa.

Locals call it the "Give Peas a Chance" bridge because of its distinct graffiti.

A clumsy-looking flying locomotive rusts within sight of a busy rail station.

The incredible private taxidermy collection of an eccentric zoologist.

The first peace pagoda to be constructed in the Western world sits next to a small English lake.

A menagerie of curiously bred creatures.

80 years of the Battle of Peasholm on a small English lake.

This unusual geoglyph was built as a warning so low-flying aircraft wouldn't scare the zoo animals.

The world's shortest funicular ferries beachgoers a whopping 128 feet from clifftop to shore.

An enormous steel waterfall is a nod to the substance that shaped Britain's Steel City.

This early Norman castle was the first historical monument protected by an act of Parliament.

The famous polar explorer stands outside the Royal Geographical Society's headquarters.

This hill and tower are steeped in legend, from King Arthur to the Holy Grail.