Built in 1911, the Tees Transporter Bridge is one of only six transporter bridges still in operation.

This memorial honors the first British soldier killed by enemy action on home soil during World War I.

The legend of a monkey that was hanged as a spy has inspired not only a football team name, but a successful mayoral campaign.

Derelict chemical plant on the North Sea is a beautiful industrial ruin.

This gorgeous space is England's largest independent library outside of London.

The nearly 200-year-old folly has a secret spiral staircase hidden in one of its pillars.

Huge winged monument in the United Kingdom.

An abandoned tower once used to study the cosmos hides within a thicket of greenery.

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

Winding paths and ramshackle mausoleums in the oldest "park cemetery" in London.

Eclectic final resting place of the controversial explorer.

After nearly 60 years, there's still a bear at Paddington Station looking for help.

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

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

This innovative steam machine was no doubt the most famous of the pioneer locomotives.

The sixth of London's "Magnificent Seven" cemeteries, and a source of unlikely inspiration to Beatrix Potter.

London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.

This intricately carved and hilariously huge bed was such a famous symbol both Shakespeare and Byron used it in their writing.

The curios of pharmacist and collector Henry Wellcome.

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

A toy store with a century-long history preserves the craftsmanship of playthings of the past.

The remains of the great moral philosopher reside in a university in London.

This small collection of rare books was uniquely locked up for safe keeping.

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