Ramsgate’s Royal Harbour has the unique status of being the only Royal Harbour in the United Kingdom.

This striking observation tower shaped like a spinnaker sail is the newest icon in historic Portsmouth.

A wonderful safe haven founded in the 1960s to rescue endangered monkeys from the pet trade.

The largest greenhouse in the world is home to over one million types of plants.

400-year-old garden, restored to beauty.

The world's largest prehistoric copper mine had 30,000 animal bones scattered throughout the maze of passageways.

A former fisherman's hut deemed too small for habitation is now a delightful tourist draw.

A mesmerizing sculpture marks the site where the activist was arrested after evading capture for 17 months.

Local lore says a serpent-like beast lurks in the deep basin below the falls.

Catacombs turned marketplace.

The final resting place to 300 Victorian-era pets hides inside the city park.

Legend says these colorful, invasive residents are the descendants of birds released by Jimi Hendrix.

London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.

Giant, friendly pelicans in Central London, the most unlikely of places.

One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.

A hands-off space for graffiti artists to hone and display their skills.

The broken skateboards that became a poignant memorial to a murdered skater.

This ancient Egyptian obelisk still bears the wounds of World War I.

This 1920s Dutch barge is now a floating bookstore.

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

The only university zoological museum in London houses extinct animals, bizarre natural history specimens, and a Micrarium of microscopic creatures.

This luxury shopping lane has been protected by its own tiny police force for over a century.

London's smallest police station is barely the size of a phone booth.

Originally meant to hold a statue of King William IV, this support sat empty for years. Today, it hosts a rotating cast of public artwork.