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

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

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

Site of the first hot air balloon flight conducted by the first English balloonist.

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

A collection of comics, graphic novels, animation and caricatures devoted to exploring this often overlooked art form.

This 19th-century pub features stained-glass windows celebrating Victorian-era “champions.”

This massive collection of British military artifacts includes the heartbreaking personal letters of the men in the trenches of WWI.

Pop culture has helped to keep this iconic British building from being destroyed.

The names Lúthien and Beren can be found inscribed on the shared grave of the famous writer and his beloved wife and muse.

A mysterious bridge over a sunken Roman road.

Local legend says this unusual chimney is actually a broken-hearted man's tomb.

The eternal resting place of the last highwayman hanged in England.

Home to one of the tallest church spires in Europe, this historic church once played host to King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn.

A relic of medieval punishment marks the center of this quintessential English village.

"The Most Wonderful Wonder that ever appeared to the Wonder of the British Nation."

A line of iron bollards with colorful, handknitted cozies fitted over them.

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

The Origin of On the Origin of Species.

This peaceful park with centuries of history hides in an overlooked section of South London.

A Neolithic burial site built 1,000 years before Stonehenge.

This 2,700-year-old woman is the jewel of the Maidstone Museum's Egyptian collection.

This medieval church is the only one in the world that features all Marc Chagall stained-glass windows.

The last resting place of the famous Native American princess is marked by a haunting monument.