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The exterior of the Great Hall of the Palace.

London, England

Eltham Palace

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

Archie in his tank. Creative Commons photo by Steve Sparshott

London, England

Archie the Giant Squid

The monster at the center of the Darwin Center Spirit Collection.

Darwin Centre Spirit Collection

London, England

Darwin Centre Spirit Collection

Repository for more than 22 million pickled specimens.

Crossness Pumping Station

London, England

Crossness Pumping Station

This beautiful Victorian ironwork masterpiece was built to keep London from smelling like poop.

Southmere lake was chosen by director Stanley Kubrick due to its brutalist architecture

London, England

Southmere Lake

This artificial lake surrounded by Brutalist architecture served as a stand-in for futuristic Britain in Stanley Kubrick's 'A Clockwork Orange.'

The Great Vine.

East Molesey, England

The Great Vine

The world's largest grapevine has produced a delicious harvest at Hampton Court Palace for almost 250 years.

Hampton Court Maze

East Molesey, England

Hampton Court Maze

England's oldest surviving hedge maze has been confusing visitors for over 300 years.

The chocolate kitchen.

East Molesey, England

Chocolate Kitchen at Hampton Court Palace

In 2013, historians discovered a hidden room devoted to the art of making royals' hot chocolate.

Brighton Beach Flint Sculpture Garden

Brighton, England

Brighton Beach Flint Grotto

One fisherman has used his love of pebbles and shore to create a crazy garden of rocky art.

Remains of the Royal Suspension Chain Pier

Brighton, England

Remains of the Royal Suspension Chain Pier

Half-drowned wooden stumps and stone blocks are all that remain of a Victorian landing that was destroyed by storms.

West Pier

Brighton, England

West Pier

The rotting skeleton of a shoreside fun fair that was destroyed by fire and storms still haunts the Brighton ocean view.

Brighton Waste House

Brighton, England

Brighton Waste House

This concept building is the UK's first attempt at making a permanent structure of nothing but trash.

The Banqueting Room

Brighton, England

The Royal Pavilion

Regency-era excess on the English Coast.

Quadrophenia Alley

Brighton, England

Quadrophenia Alley

This tiny alleyway is now a shrine to a subculture riot between the mods and rockers.

The entrance.

Brighton, England

Old Time Amusements

A vintage penny arcade hidden in the back of a fun fair-themed bar.

Kilmorey Mausoleum

London, England

Kilmorey Mausoleum

The Egyptian-inspired last resting place of Lord Kilmorey.

How would you have positioned this statue?

London, England

'The Naked Ladies'

No one knows who created the statues or if they are arranged properly—let alone the artwork's real name.

Strawberry Hill

London, England

Strawberry Hill

In Twickenham sits a small whitewashed castle that inspired Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein.'

The Coronation Stone

London, England

The Coronation Stone

Legend has it that seven Anglo-Saxon kings were coronated on this stone, located in the appropriately-named town of Kingston.

The "Out of Order" public art installation by David Mach.

London, England

‘Out of Order’

A domino effect created with Britain’s iconic telephone boxes.

The Gilwell Oak

Essex, England

The Gilwell Oak

The history of this famed tree ranges from an 18th-century highway robber, to the Scout Association.

Hangman's Hill, Epping Forest: on the right-hand side, appears to be uphill but is not.

Essex, England

Hangman’s Hill

The spirit of an executioner is said to cause cars to roll uphill in this English forest.

Enfield Poltergeist House

Enfield, England

Enfield Poltergeist House

A council house in England where ghostly activity was reported in the 1970s.

Kray twins grave.

London, England

Chingford Mount Cemetery

Cemetery dating back to 1884, known for being the final resting place of the notorious Kray twins.

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