All unmarked mute swans on the Thames are owned by the Queen per a tradition that began in the 12th century.

This Georgian architectural masterpiece is the only cloth hall left in Britain.

A locomotive made from 185,000 bricks celebrates the town's pioneering railway history.

At just 51 feet and 10 inches long, it's the shortest street in England.

A solemn memorial in a majestic setting that honors a 1692 tragedy.

It was once nicknamed "the most bombed hotel in Europe."

These planks were originally installed to hold the dead.

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

This hidden gem reveals the history of Britain's first police force.

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

This medieval church is not only notable for its architecture, but also its connection with LGBTQ+ history.

A giant sculpture of the legendary "Salmon of Knowledge" celebrates the return of fish to Belfast's River Lagan.

Museum celebrating the history of computers, especially their role in codebreaking.

This tin chapel was built by POW's during World War II and is painted to look like something much more grand.

Edinburgh's oldest statue hides within a parking lot behind the city's iconic cathedral.

Huge winged monument in the United Kingdom.

The castle still holds traces of the abandoned Roman fort it was built atop.

Recently restored menagerie of Victorian-era beasts.

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

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

Home to Alan Turing, the cracking of the Enigma code, and Captain Ridley's shooting party.

Gutted during the Liverpool Blitz, this architectural husk has been left destroyed in honor of the dead.

One of the shortest streets in York has an especially odd name.

This Scottish graveyard is the final resting place of the man who inspired the character Ebenezer Scrooge.