The ruined abbey includes a rare surviving example of a monastic latrine.

A dark Victorian well house now plays host to mystical waters and pagan shrines.

Fascinating town where normal life interfaces with the occult.

In the U.K., a historic workhouse shines a light on the early, harsh treatment of the poor.

A local museum honors the overlooked discoveries of Mary Anning, one of the first professional fossil hunters.

Locals call it the "Give Peas a Chance" bridge because of its distinct graffiti.

Soldiers carved these regimental badges into the chalk hills in remembrance of those who died in World War I.

The incredible private taxidermy collection of an eccentric zoologist.

This unusual geoglyph was built as a warning so low-flying aircraft wouldn't scare the zoo animals.

A large collection of steam engines, organs, and fairground attractions.

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

This striking observation tower shaped like a spinnaker sail is the newest icon in historic Portsmouth.

This star-shaped artillery fort protected the mouth of the Thames from the 16th century to the Second World War.

This foreboding medieval castle was twice besieged by barons rebelling against the English king.

The sign marks one of the endpoints to mainland Britain's longest overland travel route.

This crumbling 14th century chapel became so unstable the roofing apparently collapsed during a wedding ceremony, narrowly missing the curate's head.

This East End pub gained notoriety as the site where gangster Ronnie Kray publicly shot a rival.

The only pub in the world surrounded by an ancient stone circle.

A chaotic collection of coin-operated slot machines designed to delight and disturb in equal measure.

A whimsical cottage from the 1300s with a preserved Victorian-era post office inside.

The ritual has been performed uninterrupted for nearly 700 years.

In the ruins of Glastonbury Abbey lies the alleged resting place of the legendary king.

A reportedly haunted 14th-century church is curiously facing the “wrong direction.”

This ruined medieval castle was the scene of Lord Robert Dudley’s seductive reception for Queen Elizabeth I.