A 19th century grave house with a unique message formed by the stone supports to the railing around the walls.

A reportedly haunted 14th-century church is curiously facing the “wrong direction.”

Thanks to modern navigational tools we now know that the true prime meridian runs through a park next door.

A statue marks the exact spot where The Boy Who Never Grows Up made his first literary appearance.

Legend says these colorful, invasive residents are the descendants of birds released by Jimi Hendrix.

Giant, friendly pelicans in Central London, the most unlikely of places.

Scattered throughout London are ancient remnants of the city's former bounding wall.

The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.

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

You can climb to the top of the column built to honor the "father of British inland navigation."

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

No one knows who created the statues or if they are arranged properly—let alone the artwork's real name.

These ruins of Francis Bacon's once-magnificent manor are hidden in the English countryside.

It is against the law to obstruct the view from the top of this English burial mound.

This beautiful deer park was built so King Charles I and his court could go hunting while escaping a deadly plague outbreak.

Chelsea's soldiers were given strict orders when crossing this historic bridge.

Two copies of a rejected Victorian-era lamp design still stand along the Thames River.

This small collection of rare books was uniquely locked up for safe keeping.

What started as a way to address damp basement walls turned into a house filled with intricate hand-carved designs.

Above an abandoned Underground station, this charming bookstore is home to strange antiquities and literary works.

This peeling mural of Adam and Eve was inspired by the greenhouses at Kew Gardens.

A small stone monument marks the spot on Stavely Road where the first of hundreds of missiles touched down during World War II.

Home to Alan Turing, the cracking of the Enigma code, and Captain Ridley's shooting party.