Once believed to be a sacred Roman legionary symbol, this bronze figure inspired the 1954 novel 'The Eagle of the Ninth.'

The accidental discovery of this gilt bronze head led archaeologists to find the Roman Baths in the city of Bath

A rare specimen of the ancient piggy bank of Java resides in one of the unassuming corners of the Ashmolean.

A former Victorian swimming pool is now a tranquil and secluded park.

The walls of this village church are decorated by two unique religious works of art.

These public toilets were used as a dead drop by pro-Soviet spies to trade British military secrets during the Cold War.

Once called "the biggest room in the world," this Victorian-era hall is so large that it contains a smaller 1970s heptagonal theatre.

A statue of the heroine who stopped time to save her betrothed.

Amazing collection of folly buildings in Cobham, Surrey.

A rare example of a building constructed specifically for catching eels.

This place is the subject of local legends about a good witch and a Celtic God.

This public bathroom is guarded by a flyswatter-wielding army major.

Lurking among the classical architecture, rose gardens, and art of this historic country house—a crocodile in a bathtub.

This statue commemorates one of medieval England’s most courageous heroes.

One of England's most famous churches hides a pair of little known architectural treasures.

An obscure walkway dedicated to a scientist who helped pave the way for the world to sit up and take notice of Manchester.

Children's hospital in London that operates on royalties received from Peter Pan, which J.M. Barrie signed over in 1929.

A naturally mummified 2,000-year-old man.

These mysterious Viking chess pieces spent centuries hidden on a remote Scottish island.

This intriguing Bronze Age artifact spent centuries hidden within a Welsh faerie hill.

The largest public library in the United Kingdom was designed to reflect the industrial and artistic history of the city where it stands.

A village on the east coast of England that has almost completely eroded into the North Sea.

Forlorn amidst a thicket mere feet from a cliff's edge stands a solitary headstone that appears completely out of place, a haunting symbol of a once-thriving town now lost to the relentless forces of nature.

One of Ayutthaya’s most iconic locations is a mysterious, hauntingly surreal miracle.