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

The world's shortest funicular ferries beachgoers a whopping 128 feet from clifftop to shore.

Also known as Rye Castle, this 13th-century fortification later became a prison and held one of Rye's most famous criminals.

The home studio one of Britain's first independent record producers is also the site of a murder-suicide.

Legend says this public grazing area hasn't been plowed for thousands of years.

A living memorial to the trees London lost during the Great Storm of 1987.

An impressive armored bronze effigy marks the tomb of one of the medieval era's greatest warriors.

In 2013, historians discovered a hidden room devoted to the art of making royals' hot chocolate.

You will not be able to miss this building.

A whimsical cottage from the 1300s with a preserved Victorian-era post office inside.

The famous polar explorer stands outside the Royal Geographical Society's headquarters.

Half-drowned wooden stumps and stone blocks are all that remain of a Victorian landing that was destroyed by storms.

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

This Norman castle was once the site of a Victorian-era prison, and now exists as a luxury hotel.

Carved initials which are nearly 500 years old preserve the deposed Queen's presence at Hampton Court Palace.

A theatre built to house the rowdy Oxford graduation ceremonies became the stage for a debate about God's existence.

Legend has it that seven Anglo-Saxon kings were coronated on this stone, located in the appropriately-named town of Kingston.

This silent sentry in the crypt below a large Gothic cathedral is often knee-deep in water.

Home to the most complete dodo remains known - one head, and one foot.

Ancient Egyptian wigs, South American feather headdresses, a bounty of anthropological artifacts in Oxford.

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

This London plaque marks the spot where David Bowie's famous alien made his debut.

This legendary stone is of unknown origin, and throughout history has been a literal touchstone for British leaders.

This medieval sanctuary's tree-framed door looks like a portal to a mythical realm.