In addition to escorting prospective couples to and from ballrooms, this lane was also a place for gentlemen to settle scores.

This picturesque horseshoe weir was first built in the 1600s to prevent flooding in the town of Bath.

This centuries-old pub boasts a collection of more than 4,500 snippets of neckties from around the world.

The spot where three Protestant clergymen were burned at the stake during the reign of "Bloody Mary."

Hidden in plain sight, this creepy sculpture watches from above.

A theatre built to house the rowdy Oxford graduation ceremonies became the stage for a debate about God's existence.

An extraordinary collection of scientific instruments - and Einstein's chalkboard - inside the world's oldest purpose built museum building.

This 11th century tower is said to be the oldest building in Oxford.

J.R.R Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and other "Inklings" met at the Oxford pub to discuss the now legendary fantasy stories they were writing.

The names Lúthien and Beren can be found inscribed on the shared grave of the famous writer and his beloved wife and muse.

After nearly 60 years, there's still a bear at Paddington Station looking for help.

Scattered throughout London are ancient remnants of the city's former bounding wall.

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

Richard III supposedly disposed of his nephews' bodies here in an effort to seal his claim to the throne.

These wire animal sculptures commemorate the exotic inhabitants that once called the Tower of London home.

The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.

Graffiti from the 16th and 17th centuries cover the walls of this part of the Tower of London.

A friendly pub with a sordid past in cock fighting.

Bronze sculpture celebrating the relationship between Churchill and Roosevelt.

This intriguing Bronze Age artifact spent centuries hidden within a Welsh faerie hill.

These mysterious Viking chess pieces spent centuries hidden on a remote Scottish island.

A naturally mummified 2,000-year-old man.

This 19th-century pub features stained-glass windows celebrating Victorian-era “champions.”

Designed by the architect who also had a hand in crafting the Westminster Abbey and Bristol Cathedral.