Oxford, England
Oxford Museum of the History of Science
An extraordinary collection of scientific instruments - and Einstein's chalkboard - inside the world's oldest purpose built museum building.
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Oxford, England
An extraordinary collection of scientific instruments - and Einstein's chalkboard - inside the world's oldest purpose built museum building.
Marlborough, England
Europe's largest prehistoric mound – burial site of a legendary king?
Nottingham, England
Hidden in a grotto 26 feet below Nottingham's oldest hotel, this stylish subterranean drinking den is notoriously hard to find.
Nottingham, England
There's a labyrinth of medieval chambers hidden deep below a 15th-century pub.
Chesterfield, England
A labyrinthine underworld of tunnels and caverns hides beneath the city.
Glastonbury, England
In the ruins of Glastonbury Abbey lies the alleged resting place of the legendary king.
Marlborough, England
It's possible to walk inside one of the largest Neolithic tombs in Britain.
North Yorkshire, England
This disused Cold War bunker has been restored to all of its early 60s glory.
London, England
A quiet, semi-secret square with statues of Mahatma Gandhi, Virginia Woolf, and a conscientious objectors stone.
Seascale, England
The highest peak in all of England is plagued by dangerously fickle climate shifts.
London, England
This marine reptile was discovered by one of the 19th century's greatest fossil hunters.
London, England
A unique tribute to the millions of animals who served and died for the British military.
London, England
An architectural oddity hides in plain sight on this iconic London bridge.
Oxford, England
Used as an example in one of the first dictionary entries for "museum" in 1706.
Rushton, England
An intriguing three-sided folly is a testament to one man's devotion to Catholicism and the number three.
Kelvedon Hatch, England
The biggest and deepest Cold War bunker open to the public can be found in southeast England.
Hereford, England
The largest known medieval map of the world.
Canterbury, England
One of England's most famous churches hides a pair of little known architectural treasures.
Cheltenham, England
Deep in the countryside lie the remains of one of the grandest Roman dwellings in Britain.
Kidderminster, England
Built by the patron saint of illusionists this Elizabethan manor house is riddled with secret cubbies for hiding priests.
London, England
A quiet memorial to those who died saving others in the heart of the City of London.
Nottingham, England
A spooky juxtaposition of caves and graves gives this legend-filled cemetery a particularly haunting vibe.
Penzance, England
A circle stone within a stone circle.
Oxford, England
Home to the most complete dodo remains known - one head, and one foot.