Lichfield, England
Erasmus Darwin House
The house where Charles Darwin's grandfather formed many of his influential ideas and inventions.
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Lichfield, England
The house where Charles Darwin's grandfather formed many of his influential ideas and inventions.
Plymouth, England
Overlooking the spot where the Pilgrims boarded the Mayflower stands Devon's answer to the Colossus of Rhodes.
Sunderland, England
This lonely bronze walrus celebrates a character in a Lewis Carroll poem.
Northumberland, England
The first museum in the United Kingdom dedicated to this woodwind instrument.
Oxford, England
The lantern carried by the infamous Guy Fawkes when he was arrested while attempting to blow the houses of Parliament and the King of England to smithereens
Sandgate, England
In a small Kentish seaside stands the former home of one of the greatest science-fiction writers.
London, England
This inn of the court provides a fascinating window into London’s legal and architectural history.
Burnley, England
This window celebrates the role of tea, coffee, cocoa, and cotton in creating the fortune of the man who commissioned it.
Norwich, England
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.
Bournemouth, England
A museum based on the collection of a Victorian family. Housed in a remaining Victorian villa.
Willen, England
The first peace pagoda to be constructed in the Western world sits next to a small English lake.
Looe, England
A wonderful safe haven founded in the 1960s to rescue endangered monkeys from the pet trade.
Cumbria, England
This tower was created by the area's vicar as a shelter for exhausted travelers, complete with a fireplace and breathtaking views.
Tring, England
The incredible private taxidermy collection of an eccentric zoologist.
Caterham, England
If God were a skater, this would clearly be His park of choice.
Jordans, England
The remains of the man who founded Pennsylvania lie in an unassuming grave in the English countryside.
Madeley, England
This tranquil churchyard in the heart of England’s mining country whispers tales of both triumph and tragedy.
Kelmscott, England
The country home of world-famous designer, writer, and artist extraordinaire, William Morris.
Gloucestershire, England
A well-studied colony of endangered bats roosts in this abandoned Victorian Gothic mansion.
Chester, England
Chester Cathedral is home to a unique painting crafted on a canvas of cobwebs.
Southwell, England
A 13th-century inn where the ill-fated King Charles I spent his last night of freedom.
Waddesdon, England
An ornate aviary built during the Victorian trend of collecting exotic birds.
Stoke Row, England
A well for a well, this anachronistically Indian-styled water pit was built in its small town home in gratitude for a similar favor.
Waddesdon, England
The luxurious English estate houses the world’s largest private collection of French Rothschild wines.