Inspired by Thomas Stothard's painting of the "Journey to Canterbury," albeit with Canterbury natives.

A wonderfully eccentric Victorian-era museum and library.

A set of medieval stained-glass windows tell the gruesome story of a Viking siege.

Today, Kent's medieval monarchs hold court on a busy pedestrian thoroughfare—or at least their statues do.

This skewed English house has looked like it's going to fall over for centuries.

A defensive structure built during the Hundred Years War has remained useful in one way or another for nearly 700 years.

One of England's most famous churches hides a pair of little known architectural treasures.

Nearly three decades since the fall of the Soviet Union, the hero of the USSR still stands over Belarus.

A statue dedicated to the founders of communism.

Once designed as the entrance to Buckingham Palace, this structure was later relocated and stands as a victory arch.

Legend says these colorful, invasive residents are the descendants of birds released by Jimi Hendrix.

A charming 17th-century alley is lined with secondhand bookstores and antiquarian shops.

An agreement meant to honor the Duke of Buckingham led to this unusually-named passageway near Charing Cross.

This 1920s Dutch barge is now a floating bookstore.

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

This sculpture encompasses the emotion of rail travel.

Originally built for London’s cab drivers, this bright green hut now serves anyone a hot drink or meal.

A quiet, semi-secret square with statues of Mahatma Gandhi, Virginia Woolf, and a conscientious objectors stone.

Moss and stone turn this waterfall into an otherworldly liquid veil.

A giant portrait of an ancient king looms over the river.

A Roman monument to their own civil engineering prowess.

Dedicated to one of the author's most iconic works.

Art Deco and “Wrenaissance” mash-up, this recently restored royal residence has been home to kings and comes with secret monkey passages included.

A statue paying homage to a world-record-setting aviator who disappeared under mysterious circumstances.