This charming railway is one of the oldest and steepest funiculars in England.

Shakespeare, David Bowie, Dr. Who, the Saxons, Druids and Romans are all claimed to have all made their mark on these massive man made tunnels.

Human-made caves excavated to hide a secret society of wealthy pagans.

The patch of land below the memorial was gifted by the British to the United States.

This beautiful deer park was built so King Charles I and his court could go hunting while escaping a deadly plague outbreak.

The ruins of a church destroyed by both the Great Fire of London and the Blitz, now turned into a peaceful garden.

The medieval woodcut-style artwork chronicles life in medieval London.

Originally meant to hold a statue of King William IV, this support sat empty for years. Today, it hosts a rotating cast of public artwork.

Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.

Before it was buried by volcanic ash, this fast-food restaurant fed the hungry hordes of ancient Rome.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

Giant statue of a disembodied head.

A hundred copies of Antony Gormley's naked body stare out across the water.

England's foremost purveyor of funeral furniture hasn't changed a bit since the 1960s.

Quirky Welsh observatory unites art and science.

Named after a lodging site that existed nearby, a bridge has existed at this location since 1455.

Numberless clock creates a meal of time for the dreaded, insectile Chronophage.

This tree was grafted from the actual tree that led Isaac Newton to ponder the theory of gravity.

The only medieval bridge in Britain with its defensive tower still in tact.

The mysterious, fantastical woodland inspiration for "The Lord of the Rings."

This haunting stone chasm is a hotbed of mossy rock and English legend.

According to the Guanches, the aboriginal people of the Canary Islands, the king of evil lives inside this volcano.

A remarkable feat of Victorian engineering across the Firth of Forth.

This striking observation tower shaped like a spinnaker sail is the newest icon in historic Portsmouth.