What might be the oldest living tree in London has survived fires, bombings, and estate agents.

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

The commemorative stone column conceals a secret laboratory.

The Great Fire of London and the regulation of one-way streets both started in this alley.

Mathewsons Auctions is the location for the popular British TV reality show, Bangers and Cash

This fascinating museum takes visitors through Britain’s Roman past.

Built for herding sheep, these tiny winding lanes with medieval origins and distinctive series of narrow turns are charming walkways for humans today.

A small and tranquil hidden garden in commemoration of one of the great Victorian plant collectors.

A ruined castle revived by a glove magnate, home to countless tales of bad luck, romance, and war.

The Gloucester shop said to have inspired Beatrix Potter's Tailor

The tomb of a deposed king that drew medieval pilgrims to Gloucester

In 1977, an eccentric book lover formed a micronation for book lovers.

In Florence's great Duomo, a 26 foot fresco honors a mercenary famous for attacking Florence.

Legend says this mysterious stone head belongs to a woman who was petrified by an alchemist.

Stroll through Welsh history in a village of reconstructed structures.

The Bristol Camera Obscura housed in an ancient windmill.

The abandoned funicular tunnel was a secret base for the BBC during World War II.

Once the last route taken by condemned prisoners.

Since 1768, the pillar at Guildhall Market in Bath has been a hub of economic transactions.

Long before Moo Deng, this 17th-century waterfowl was a cultural sensation.

One of the oldest Masonic buildings in England, and still in use today.

A memorial to 350 people burned at the stake for witchcraft.

Harry Potter’s Hogsmeade Station is also a charming blast from the past situated in North Yorkshire.

The view that inspired the scenes of Dracula's first landing in England.