These stained-glass windows are all that remains of a building that was the target of one of the biggest explosions in London after World War II.

A petite castle folly in the English countryside.

A small and tranquil hidden garden in commemoration of one of the great Victorian plant collectors.

A historical hangover from the time of public humiliation as a state punishment

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

Built for herding sheep, these tiny winding lanes with medieval origins and distinctive series of narrow turns are charming walkways for humans today.

A pub that claims a lineage as one of England's oldest inns, back to 947 AD

This hilarious English intersection is an automotive whirlpool.

Trimmings from the record-setting tree line that surrounds Cirencester Park have been used to manufacture chemotherapy drugs.

Inscribed on the gate are the names of 29 figures from the University's first five centuries.

The home of two of Scotland's most important artists has been reassembled in the Hunterian Art Gallery.

A unique art installation located on what was once considered the widest railway bridge in the world.

Glasgow's memorial to the International Brigade volunteers from Great Britain who fought and died in the Spanish Civil War.

A scattered trail of street art adds a pop of color to the city's stark structures.

Displaced highlanders would take shelter from the wet Scottish climate under the large walled bridge at Glasgow Central Station.

The shop where the girl who inspired the beloved character once bought sweets is now a book-themed commercial curiosity.

An obsolete, long-forgotten advertising character lingers on this Sainsbury’s balcony railings.

An Oxford museum where visitors can have tea with the Mad Hatter and climb through the wardrobe to a fantasy land.

This 11th century tower is said to be the oldest building in Oxford.

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.

This 700-year-old storehouse was a POW jail, aviation workshop, and Titanic memorial before becoming a brewpub.

The world's oldest operational public pier railway has shuttled seagoing commuters from ship to shore since 1909.