This massive metal scallop is a tribute to an English composer who once walked across this beach.

The world’s oldest boat lift is also known in the United Kingdom as the "Cathedral of the Canals" and one of the "Seven Wonders of the Waterways."

During the heyday of fishing in Hastings, there were more than 100 of these storage facilities.

A granite plane marks the site where a French aviator completed the first airplane flight across the English channel.

This meticulously reconstructed early medieval settlement offers an immersive experience of daily life in an Anglo-Saxon community.

This crumbling coast and its teetering tower are literally filled with history, but they are also at great risk of becoming history themselves.

A rare example of the RAF’s flying spy taxi.

The phone booths in this English town have distinctly milky hues.

This memorial pays homage to the Royal Air Force squadron that breached two important dams during World War II.

A miniature replica of the canine that became the logo for a large recording company.

This sculpture pays homage to Shakespeare and his reference to a Manningtree tradition.

A 15th-century house single-handedly disassembled then reassembled bit by bit 100 miles away.

This historic home of the author of Lawrence of Arabia, has a history of literary celebrities and monogrammed sleeping bags.

A disastrous D-Day rehearsal was relatively unknown until this sunken tank was discovered 40 years later.

A popular day's outing in Bovington consists of watching military tank driving practice.

A giant roundabout made up of six smaller roundabouts can befuddle the uninitiated.

This medieval castle is filled with an eccentric collection that ranges from ancient Egyptian artifacts to taxidermy to a mummified hand that was cut off during a duel.

This charming, narrow-gauge railway in the Thames Estuary is sometimes referred to as the "Train to Nowhere."

A museum in south England celebrates the amphibious vehicles that cruise on a cushion of air.

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

A locomotive made from 185,000 bricks celebrates the town's pioneering railway history.

Arthur, Merlin, and Guinevere are among the largest and oldest satellite dishes on the planet.

This reconstructed Norman castle is the world's most accurate, from location to livestock.

This WWII aircraft museum presents its wrecks like taxidermy, complete with recreations of the crash sites.