This museum honors the young maritime hero who became an unexpected Victorian-era celebrity.

The sign at the garden gate reads: “These Plants Can Kill.”

This iconic 1,000-year-old medieval castle is a favorite of the film industry, most notably as the location for Hogwarts in Harry Potter.

This enormous secondhand bookstore inside a Victorian train station sparked the "Keep Calm and Carry On" craze.

In an arboretum with hundreds of memorials to the fallen, this one might be the most poignant.

This historic abandoned train station looks like a stop for ghost trains.

A bench and a bridge pay tribute to Birmingham's favorite heavy metal band.

This ancient bridge made of stone slabs is said to be reserved for the devil to sunbathe.

An allegorical statue of a giant pregnant woman representing justice and truth.

The undercroft is a spectacular example of medieval Cistercian architecture.

This chain of artificial lakes was an ideal test ground for the aircraft that would carry the "bouncing bombs" used by the WWII "Dambusters" squad.

This home of a taxidermy hoarder is among the grandest and most singular of historic English estates.

The largest oak in England is said to have been the hideout of Robin Hood and his Merry Men.

The oldest inn in England served brew to the crusaders.

A 15th-century former coaching inn forms the implausibly grand entrance to a 1980s shopping mall.

Semi-precious Blue John stones have been mined in this cavern system for centuries.

A striking 500-year-old mansion provides an unexpectedly sublime home for live deer and a menagerie of exotic stuffed animals.

Once the largest unsupported dome in the world, beating out the Pantheon and St Peters in Rome.

A historic Georgian building and warm springs.

The longest stone bridge in England has an impressive history that dates back over 700 years.

This iconic Peak District ridge was once one of the busiest roads in medieval Britain.

The ancestral home of beloved English poet Lord Byron has a bizarre history.

This 1913 single-screen cinema is a charming survivor in the age of the multiplex.

How did a literal hole in a wall become one of the top-rated tourist attractions in this English town?