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

Destroyed by a V-1 flying bomb in 1944, this ruined church is a haunting reminder of the war.

One of the oldest cathedrals in the U.K. houses a priceless early manuscript.

A haunted medieval church, a ceremonial stone circle, and a burial ground are all that's left of this community lost to the Black Death.

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

The largest of London's subterranean rivers and once a mad, bad center of London life.

The last remaining example of the boatmen's perches that once dotted the south bank of the Thames.

An incarceration museum on the spot of possibly the oldest prison in England.

A memorial for public executions that dates back to the 14th century.

The cedar tree in Highgate Cemetery earned its title by accident.

London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.

Chelsea's soldiers were given strict orders when crossing this historic bridge.

Pop culture has helped to keep this iconic British building from being destroyed.

Horsemen once used this tilting post during jousting practice.

From battleships to Roman vessels, this museum explores the depths of shipwrecks in the region.

During the heyday of fishing in Hastings, there were more than 100 of these storage facilities.

Eliza and Mary Chulkhurst were the first famous conjoined twins in England, but it's not clear when they were born.

A woodland close to England's "most haunted village" has been the site of many unexplained events and deaths.

A miniature village mimics the surrounding buildings so well it includes itself.

A well-studied colony of endangered bats roosts in this abandoned Victorian Gothic mansion.

A 1,215-foot tunnel transports pedestrians beneath the River Thames.

Sculptor Antony Gormley used chaos theory and fractal growth to design his tallest creation.

The first geometric self-supporting spiral stairs in Britain are a truly beautiful sight.

19th-century scientists would make the pilgrimage here to verify the precision of their measuring sticks.