Sheffield, England
Paternoster Lift
One of the last doorless, continuously moving elevators still in use in the U.K.
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Knaresborough, England
Chapel of Our Lady of the Crag
A 600-year-old mini shrine guarded by a sword-wielding knight hides in a crumbling cliff face.
Keswick, England
Derwent Pencil Museum
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.
Hull, England
England's Smallest Window
What looks like missing grout is actually an old pub's peephole.
Ely, England
Octagon Tower
A remarkable medieval structure born from a 14th-century disaster.
Bamford, England
The Upper Derwent Reservoirs
This chain of artificial lakes was an ideal test ground for the aircraft that would carry the "bouncing bombs" used by the WWII "Dambusters" squad.
Marazion, England
St Michael's Mount
A island reachable by a causeway at low tide is possibly one of the earliest Western European locations to be identified in text.
London, England
Charing Cross Storm Tree
A living memorial to the trees London lost during the Great Storm of 1987.
London, England
Evelyn’s Mulberry
Legend has it this gnarled old tree was planted by Tsar Peter the Great during his visit to London.
London, England
Giro the Dog's Grave
The final resting place of a German diplomat's beloved companion.
Hull, England
White Phone Booths of Hull
The phone booths in this English town have distinctly milky hues.
Harrogate, England
Brimham Rocks
Astonishing rock formations dot the Brimham Moor landscape.
Coverham, England
Forbidden Corner
A modern English garden of eccentric beasts, follies, and oddities.
Shildon, England
Winston Churchill's Funeral Train
The train that took the prime minister on his final journey now rests in a British museum.
London, England
The Morpeth Arms
A historic London pub with prison cells in the cellar and a "spy room" on the second floor.
London, England
London Underground Labyrinths
A labyrinth hides in plain sight at each of the city's 270 Tube stations.
London, England
Walbrook Skulls
It's a mystery why these remains were found with no traces of their bodies in sight.
London, England
Kirkaldy Testing Museum
A collection of machines designed to break things for science.
London, England
The Lewis Chessmen
These mysterious Viking chess pieces spent centuries hidden on a remote Scottish island.
London, England
The Great Bed of Ware
This intricately carved and hilariously huge bed was such a famous symbol both Shakespeare and Byron used it in their writing.
London, England
The Mayflower Pub
The London pub overlooks where the Mayflower was moored before setting sail for the New World.
London, England
York Water Gate
These ornate arches show how the course of the River Thames has changed.
London, England
Church of Notre Dame de France
Colorful murals by Jean Cocteau hide within this peaceful London sanctuary.
London, England
Allies Sculpture
Bronze sculpture celebrating the relationship between Churchill and Roosevelt.
