These "anatomical machines" are only one of the many strange items in this Italian crypt.

The author of Frankenstein is buried here, along with her parents and the heart of her husband, the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley.

This commemorative stone was erected near the first Scout campsite.

An Iron Age hill fort turned scenic nature park.

This lighthouse was crafted as penitence for the theft of wine bound for a monastery.

The UK's oldest theme park slowly slips away.

The now-quiet remains of coastal artillery defenses that were used in both World Wars.

Old Tudor home moved on thick iron rails to a new spot.

A local museum honors the overlooked discoveries of Mary Anning, one of the first professional fossil hunters.

Cliffs full of fossils at the portal to England's Jurassic Coast.

The oldest working mechanical clock in the world.

This pub boasts a curious history and may have inspired a Dickens character.

Classic game cookery takes center stage at what's widely considered London's oldest restaurant.

More than a million titles fill the labyrinthine shelves of this prestigious private library.

A midnight snack that lights up the night.

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

Hauled from the water's depths, Henry VIII's flagship is preserved in this capsule-shaped museum.

Discovered on a shipwreck after more than 400 years, this Renaissance ratter tells a very waggly tale.

Fascinating town where normal life interfaces with the occult.

The final resting place of one of the most influential modern occultists.

In the ruins of Glastonbury Abbey lies the alleged resting place of the legendary king.

This tiny town features a tiny town that acts as a 3D snapshot of the town during the 1950s.

This rock was donated to the museum by an inspired young visitor.

This memorial to World War II's fallen airmen shows us the movements of the stars that once guided them.