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This old Victorian bathhouse is fed by an ancient spring.

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

Hackney's newest private museum and natural curiosity shop.

The remains of a historic kiln once used to produce the famous Rockingham porcelain.

This Norman castle has been the scene of assassination plots, religious persecution, and Nazi conspiracies throughout its long history.

The "lost friend” is the most famous of the six moai statues that were removed from Easter Island.

An enormous alien invades Woking, England, as an homage to the H.G. Wells classic 'The War of the Worlds.'

An ornate aviary built during the Victorian trend of collecting exotic birds.

Buried for centuries, this hidden cellar is all that remains of London's medieval Whitefriars Monastery.

Tombstones and enigmatic inscriptions hide within a vault beneath a popular London arts venue.

A little slice of Japan and its aesthetics in London's Holland Park.

A charming 17th-century alley is lined with secondhand bookstores and antiquarian shops.

The library houses an incredible collection of some of the world's most impressive books and manuscripts.

An impressive armored bronze effigy marks the tomb of one of the medieval era's greatest warriors.

London's marvelous wildfowl reserve along the Thames.

Aliens and monsters lurk inside this museum dedicated to one man's lifelong adoration of all things sci-fi.

This amazing 15th-century mural remained hidden in plain sight for centuries.

Hidden in the courtyard of the Victoria and Albert Museum is a little-known tribute to two celebrity pooches.

A traditional American farmhouse plopped in the middle of a Piccadilly courtyard.

It's a mystery why these remains were found with no traces of their bodies in sight.

This quirky shop on a former farm is full of weird and wonderful oddities and antiques.

Known as the "Stairway to Heaven," this historic canal dates back to the 1700s.

This medieval manor house was equipped with secret compartments for hiding priests.

A labyrinth hides in plain sight at each of the city's 270 Tube stations.