19th-century scientists would make the pilgrimage here to verify the precision of their measuring sticks.

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

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

An incarceration museum on the spot of possibly the oldest prison in England.

This one has sailed five times as far as Sir Francis Drake's famous ship.

One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.

This tidal island, a sacred site in early English Christianity, was the target of a notable Viking invasion.

A stone copper was sculpted on the wall of the Carlisle Cathedral to honor a local hero.

Stonehenge has nothing on Castlerigg’s views.

A 2,000-ton rock resting in a state of a delicate balance.

A modern museum built within a Victorian dry dock charts the history of the industrial town.

This museum dedicated to the famous comedy duo is located in the town where Stan Laurel was born.

This unique style of bridge is the last of its kind and runs over the straightest canal in Britain.

A typographic tribute to the many comedic greats who make Great Britain laugh.

A harrowing sculpture commemorates the four people shot down during the workers strike of 1842.

This abandoned Brutalist tower looming over the M6 Motorway once featured a restaurant.

Mysteriously stacked storefront paths give this medieval British town an iconic style like none other.

This medieval sanctuary's tree-framed door looks like a portal to a mythical realm.

The longest and tallest aqueduct in Britain can actually be sailed across.

Britain's only artificial surfing lake is nestled in the beautiful mountains of Wales.

The stately remains of Llywelyn the Great's mighty fortress.

Britain's oldest permanent theatre designed and built for puppets.

A tiny village in Wales claims the name of a noble medieval hound slain for a crime he didn't commit.

After years of slow decline, a derelict Gothic castle is now being restored to life.