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

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

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

Tucked away in the Tower of London is the weapon once used to execute high-profile prisoners.

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

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

A statue marks the exact spot where The Boy Who Never Grows Up made his first literary appearance.

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

Europe's largest prehistoric mound – burial site of a legendary king?

The largest stone circle in the world has ended up bringing up more questions than it has answered.

This massive chalk hill carving is one of England's most beloved giant horse geoglyphs.

It's possible to walk inside one of the largest Neolithic tombs in Britain.

Artifacts of whaling, with both its perils and adventure, are housed in this museum in a former candle factory.

Plymouth's huge yet little-known memorial to the Pilgrims.

Eclectic collections, artwork, and some feline friends fill the writer's former home.

The Cape Cod house that whaling built.

A pair of 7-foot legs belonging to the military man of the Mayflower stand jauntily by the side of the road.

This lakeside tower is the third attempt at getting a tourist destination to stick on the spot.