London, England
Henry VIII Gatehouse Statue
London's only public statue of the much-married monarch adorns the gate to St Bartholomew’s Hospital.
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London, England
London's only public statue of the much-married monarch adorns the gate to St Bartholomew’s Hospital.
London, England
This Viking gravestone carved in a rare runic style was dug up from a London churchyard.
Ravenglass, England
These Roman ruins in England’s Lake District are 2,000 years old, but look pretty good for their age.
Knighton, England
Britain’s longest ancient monument, this great 8th century earthwork was built to mark the boundary between what would become England and Wales.
Ironbridge, England
This bridge is the first to be made entirely from iron, but designed like it was still made of wood.
Sussex, England
The elegant structure of this 19th century railroad bridge creates an illusion of infinity.
London, England
Revel in the Victorian splendor of the world's oldest eating establishment inside a museum.
London, England
The sumptuous ceiling was one of the last things Charles I saw before his execution.
Seascale, England
The highest peak in all of England is plagued by dangerously fickle climate shifts.
Winchester, England
A medieval replica of King Arthur's legendary table, the Round Table hanging in Winchester Castle was decorated by Henry VIII.
London, England
The London statue that imitates passersby.
London, England
Where condemned pirates met their grisly end at the gallows on the River Thames.
Bristol, England
The abandoned funicular tunnel was a secret base for the BBC during World War II.
London, England
Tombstones and enigmatic inscriptions hide within a vault beneath a popular London arts venue.
Ilkley, England
This strange moor has a song written about it, Bronze Age carvings, and an alien sighting.
London, England
This long-hidden space above Westminster Abbey now displays the battle gear of the legendary King Henry V.
Ely, England
A remarkable medieval structure born from a 14th-century disaster.
Bristol, England
The Bristol Camera Obscura housed in an ancient windmill.
Bakewell, England
Seat of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire for centuries.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Remnants of the 16th-century defensive wall still stand unassumingly within Edinburgh.
Bury Saint Edmunds, England
The smallest pub in Britain was once a cabinet of curiosities and it still has the dead cat to prove it.
London, England
These official units of measurement—including chains and perches—lie hidden beneath tourists' feet in a popular London hub.
London, England
Museum dedicated to the UK's first charity for abandoned children, with keepsakes of the mothers who left them behind.
London, England
Black cat statues guard this temple-like Egyptian revival factory.