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

An unusual ode to the late Irish playwright, complete with a squiggly bust and coffin-shaped bench.

What was once England's second-richest abbey is now a haunting ruin.

This colossal war machine is now a living museum dedicated to underwater warfare.

A labyrinth hides in plain sight at each of the city's 270 Tube stations.

The largest of only eight working transporter bridges left in the world.

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

These 20-foot jaw bones honor a time when the leviathan bones were a sign that whalers survived the hunt.

The bombed out remains of the old church were kept intact next to the new one, as a reminder of the futility of war.

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

This historic franken-chapel is the oldest wooden church in the world, at least part of it.

These ornate arches show how the course of the River Thames has changed.

More than a million titles fill the labyrinthine shelves of this prestigious private library.

The Tudor-style cottage in the middle of the square is not quite what it seems.

A monolithic monument in Greater London.

The National Railway Museum in York is the largest railway museum in the world, attracting almost 1 million visitors per year.

London's only public statue of the much-married monarch adorns the gate to St Bartholomew’s Hospital.

A 19th-century time capsule of travel, fiction, and historic texts still available to the public.

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

The whimsical twist of this spire was either caused by the Devil, an unexpected virgin, or lead.

The grounds of this Jacobean estate contain one of the oldest mulberry trees in England.

Britain’s longest ancient monument, this great 8th century earthwork was built to mark the boundary between what would become England and Wales.

A showcase of canine neckwear spanning five centuries of doggie fashion and function.

The last resting place of the famous Native American princess is marked by a haunting monument.