This plaque commemorates an amazing 19th-century sea rescue.

These planks were originally installed to hold the dead.

The recreated ruins of a house designed to memorialize a World War I shelling on the town.

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

This tiny traditional smokehouse is the only one left in this historic fishing port.

A monument to the real explorer and bear who inspired characters in Philip Pullman's 'His Dark Materials.'

A tribute to the women who quietly kept the local steelworks alive during both world wars.

The once-a-day siren is a reminder of the days before time was standardized.

This police call box harkens back to an era of pre-radio communications, and has a rather unique feature.

This magnificent mural was created with over 30,000 colored bricks.

The bizarre headgear looks like it was made for a fool, not a king.

A striking 500-year-old mansion provides an unexpectedly sublime home for live deer and a menagerie of exotic stuffed animals.

The oldest inn in England served brew to the crusaders.

This 23-foot-tall bear stands amid the hustle and bustle of Hamad International Airport.

A unique tribute to the millions of animals who served and died for the British military.

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

Legend has it this gnarled old tree was planted by Tsar Peter the Great during his visit to London.

This innovative steam machine was no doubt the most famous of the pioneer locomotives.

The National Railway Museum in York is the largest railway museum in the world, attracting almost 1 million visitors per year.

These 20-foot jaw bones honor a time when the leviathan bones were a sign that whalers survived the hunt.

Before becoming a poet John Keats studied here to become a surgeon.

A sculpture outside London's oldest cathedral honors the Mohegan chief who died while petitioning the king.

The gloomy ruins that inspired Bram Stoker to bring Dracula to life.

This public pool is one of the last remaining lidos of the countless built in the 1930's as public works projects in the United Kingdom.