Never actually a tree at all, this spot was the site of London's public hangings for nearly 600 years.

A statue marks the exact spot where The Boy Who Never Grows Up made his first literary appearance.

The anatomical-pathological collection of a man who changed surgery.

Believed to be the longest railway bench in the world.

This stained-glass window in an English church bears the coat of arms of George Washington's family.

One of three sites in England that house the National Collection of Arms and Armour.

Helped by a surprise posthumous donation this small town toy museum features over 5,000 vintage playthings.

The longest cutting on the M62 contains some surprises—though it's best to leave the motorway to appreciate them.

Despite having a dome made of papier-mâché this tiny observatory has survived for over a century.

Manchester salvaged this sculpture of the adopted Mancunian when it was no longer wanted in Ukraine.

This Manchester laundromat is hiding something.

These lovely Turkish-styled baths were brought back to life after winning a reality show competition.

The "father of immunology" used this humble hut to offer the local people some of the world's first free vaccinations.

Abandoned boats decaying in the largest ship graveyard in mainland Britain.

A plaque claims this artwork outside a children's hospital was used in the 1998 Quidditch World Cup.

A historic, reportedly haunted pub that provided inspiration for several famous adventure novels.

There's a labyrinth of manmade tunnels stretching for over an acre beneath Bristol.

The Bristol Camera Obscura housed in an ancient windmill.

A medieval cave used to shelter local hermits now holds nearly 200 old Quaker gravestones.

The plaques around this 19th-century structure recall some rather strange tales.

England's steepest street has such a drastic incline that locals tie their parked cars to lampposts when it gets icy.

Banksy's image of a naked man dangling from the window of a sex health clinic.

A 142-foot-tall Q-tip on Bristol's skyline.

17th-century merchants in Bristol nailed their deals by placing money on these pedestals.