This bronze statue honors one of the leaders of the suffragette movement in the United Kingdom.

A magnificent winding road through a steep valley, with deep natural caverns at the bottom

London's marvelous wildfowl reserve along the Thames.

The Underground railway station and its Cubist/Art Deco statue are so evocative of 1920s/30s London that one almost expects to see Poirot on the stairs.

This sprawling, Brutalist estate feels like a city within a city.

Down a pint of ale where the Bishop of Ely's servants slept in 1546.

London’s first road overpass is so old that it was originally built for horse-drawn carriages.

A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.

This English country house was once a P.O.W. "resort" and base for spymasters during the Second World War

Though this bridge was originally built in the 12th century, only one of its 10 arches dates back that far.

A monument with a strange legend involving a horse's tongue.

Twice a day this ancient path disappears with the tides, leaving the Holy Island of Lindisfarne out to sea.

These upturned herring boats make nifty storage sheds for fishing goods.

This tidal island, a sacred site in early English Christianity, was the target of a notable Viking invasion.

A church instrumental in the spreading of Christianity in England and the final resting place of hundreds of Saxons.

This museum honors the young maritime hero who became an unexpected Victorian-era celebrity.

A small group of islands with a dramatic history.

This curious Tudor-era castle was once home to Napoleon's greatest adversary, the Duke of Wellington.

Malta’s oldest sea water distillation building is now an architectural anomaly on the Sliema waterfront.

The remains of a 1st-century aristocratic Roman town house featuring beautiful well-preserved mosaics.

This unique building in the main square stands out among the city's typically Baroque architecture.

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

A jumble of concrete on the corner of one of London’s terraced buildings is actually a work of art.