One of the oldest and certainly best preserved Cistercian abbeys still in existence.

The quiet field that inspired one of the most famous songs of all time.

The Liverpool street made famous by the Beatles is real.

The oldest candy store in England has been selling traditional sweets since 1827.

This Fifth Avenue church has long been the favored worshiping place of Broadway actors and vaudeville performers.

A semi-scholarly approach to sex.

A vibrant, 100-foot-tall mural dedicated to Evelyn Nesbit, the tragic icon of the Gilded Age.

The dairy farm in upstate New York where nearly half a million people gathered for three days of peace and music in 1969.

A young woman's senseless murder led to the controversial psychological theory of the "bystander effect."

Winding paths and ramshackle mausoleums in the oldest "park cemetery" in London.

A century-old tradition has culminated in a small but singular collection of feline effigies.

A Reformation-era fiery figurehead once denoted this location as a print shop.

One of the shortest streets in York has an especially odd name.

The little-known second castle that William the Conqueror built in York.

This unassuming building produced some of the world's most famous bells.

Metal horses galloping through a London fountain provide a link to the city's past.

An eccentric 18th century naval officer built a ship's quarterdeck on his roof, the inspiration for Mary Poppins's "Admiral Boom."

This secluded walkway overlooks a magnificently wild London green space.

This sculpture encompasses the emotion of rail travel.

A defensive structure built during the Hundred Years War has remained useful in one way or another for nearly 700 years.

Today, Kent's medieval monarchs hold court on a busy pedestrian thoroughfare—or at least their statues do.

A set of medieval stained-glass windows tell the gruesome story of a Viking siege.

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

One of England's most famous churches hides a pair of little known architectural treasures.