Places KingSmithy Wants to Go

A memorial to the British politician who spearheaded the National Health Service.

Following years of secrecy, the hidden history of a World War II site is being brought to light.

This police call box harkens back to an era of pre-radio communications, and has a rather unique feature.

Journey through this open museum where even employees remain true to period.

A locomotive that was captured as a prisoner of war is now recognized as a WWII memorial.

Its impressive still-working beam engine is a thing of beauty for engineering history fans.

A memorial to the politician who became Great Britain's first fatality to be caused by a locomotive.

This hidden museum examines the complex history of the country's law enforcement.

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

The world's shortest funicular ferries beachgoers a whopping 128 feet from clifftop to shore.

This hospital helped pave the way for treatment that drove down child-mortality rates in 19th and 20th centuries.

One of the last remnants of the Bessemer process that revolutionized steel production during the industrial age.

It houses a menagerie of wondrous taxidermy specimens from around the world, including the remains of a famous gorilla.

This eclectic antique shop is home to the taxidermy remains of a celebrity lion named Simba.

The adorable animals return to this nature reserve every fall to give birth to their pups.

Locals affectionately dubbed this World War I memorial "Tommy."

No one is sure what to do with this WWII shipwreck that sits at the bottom of the Thames, still loaded with tons of explosives.

Where an 11th-century flying monk crash landed after attempting to take to the skies.

This hidden gem reveals the history of Britain's first police force.

This 19th-century island fort built to protect against an invasion by sea.

World's largest working waterwheel has been around for over 150 years.

Legend says the water within these mysterious sacred springs stays cold even when boiled.

The beloved war-time celebrity spent time in the area before retiring to the Edinburgh Zoo.

This Norman castle was once the site of a Victorian-era prison, and now exists as a luxury hotel.