One of the U.K's earliest public water supplies is within the "plague village."

World's largest working waterwheel has been around for over 150 years.

This picturesque horseshoe weir was first built in the 1600s to prevent flooding in the town of Bath.

A museum in England’s Lake District dedicated to the trusty pencil wants you to know the story of their World War II spy pencils.

The Cambridge pub where Francis Crick announced that he and James Watson had discovered the DNA double-helix.

These Roman ruins in England’s Lake District are 2,000 years old, but look pretty good for their age.

This fantastical and eclectic English garden takes its inspiration from Egypt, China, the occult and more.

A wildlife paradise, this island is one of the world’s most important habitats for burrow nesting seabirds.

The highest peak in Wales is said to be the final resting place of a giant killed by King Arthur.

J.R.R Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and other "Inklings" met at the Oxford pub to discuss the now legendary fantasy stories they were writing.

One of the oldest and certainly best preserved Cistercian abbeys still in existence.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

The gloomy ruins that inspired Bram Stoker to bring Dracula to life.

The site of London’s first coffee house has been serving refreshments of one kind or another for 360 years.

One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the first ‘Harry Potter’ film.

One of the last doorless, continuously moving elevators still in use in the U.K.

Be on the lookout for the symbolic insect all over the city.

A giant wooden soda bottle pays homage to a distinctly British drink on the very spot where it was invented.

19th century museum with an eclectic mix of curiosities, from Egyptian artifacts to items on archery history to the skull of the world's oldest horse.

A Victorian Gothic masterpiece housing a world-class collection of rare books and manuscripts.

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

A colorful street named for the legendary Australian rock band.