A collection of historic buildings in central Birmingham blend seamlessly into the cityscape but have an interesting story to tell.

This medieval manor house was equipped with secret compartments for hiding priests.

This iconic building was founded as a school for the impoverished, but became one for the sons of the local gentry.

One could not be blamed for literally walking all over this supposed landmark.

This collection of over 50 murals celebrates Brussels' rich history as the self-proclaimed home of the "comic strip."

Meet the bronze beloved pet to a family of famous peeing statues.

Hundreds of years ago, this lion-shaped door knocker could help a person accused of a crime find temporary safe haven in Durham Cathedral.

Also known as “Robin Hood’s tree,” it became a famed location along Hadrian's Wall before it was cut down.

A stone copper was sculpted on the wall of the Carlisle Cathedral to honor a local hero.

The house where Charles Darwin's grandfather formed many of his influential ideas and inventions.

These medieval carvings bear scars left by Parliamentarian troops during the English Civil War.

Climb inside an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times its normal size.

Brussels' favorite peeing boy has a sister.

From Tintin to the Smurfs, Europe's greatest graphic icons are celebrated in a grand Art Noveau gallery.

In 1943 the British military took control of this village, telling residents they had to leave temporarily. The villagers were never allowed to return.

Want to properly offend a king? Sculpt a giant hill figure in chalk of him riding out of town.

This aircraft museum is home to one of just three Halifax bombers in the world.

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

The sole surviving medieval street cross in Scarborough.

This sculpture marks the spot where one of the greatest Roman rulers was proclaimed emperor.

The oldest of the three remaining bridges in England with buildings on top of them.

A memorial to American oil drillers who volunteered to travel secretly to England in 1943 and work in the U.K.'s only oil field.

Modern commuters still pass through this 2,000-year-old Roman archway.

Inside this chapel, Victorian jailers took the separate system to new levels.