These planks were originally installed to hold the dead.

One of the few surviving street funiculars in the world.

One of the largest mechanical models of the solar system in the world.

The sculpture is made of more than 100,000 knives collected to raise awareness about violence.

An open air haven for tropical monkeys in the damp moors of the English country.

An enormous steel waterfall is a nod to the substance that shaped Britain's Steel City.

A typographic tribute to the many comedic greats who make Great Britain laugh.

Be on the lookout for the symbolic insect all over the city.

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

Each year a new straw behemoth is born.

This one has sailed five times as far as Sir Francis Drake's famous ship.

Follow the original medieval paths that wind through this intriguing section of the city.

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.

The red letters in the literary pavement leading to the library form a mysterious code.

Charles Dickens described the concert room in this amazing Victorian hall as "the most perfect room in the world."

The fake World Cup prize was secretly created after the first one was stolen in 1966.

A secret meeting in this small cottage changed the course of British history.

The whimsical twist of this spire was either caused by the Devil, an unexpected virgin, or lead.

The small bright red pillar survived the 1996 Manchester bombing virtually unscathed.

A former fisherman's hut deemed too small for habitation is now a delightful tourist draw.

This Welsh village gave itself a ridiculous name in a publicity stunt a century ahead of its time.

This beautiful example of Victorian engineering is the oldest water-balanced funicular anywhere in the world.

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.

This delicate museum is devoted to the art and industry that once supported Cape Cod's oldest town.