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Hidden in plain sight, this creepy sculpture watches from above.

The ruins of an 11th-century Norman castle with a rare, perfectly circular shape.

Take a sea tractor to the Art Deco hotel on the island that inspired Agatha Christie.

This former abandoned hospital, a complex of stunning 19th century buildings, once housed 2,000 psychiatric patients.

A writer's tiny retreat built from salvaged shipwreck timbers.

The alleged birthplace of Lady Jane Grey, who was executed at age 16 for claiming the throne of England.

A rotting air force base is now home to rare birds and scarce plants.

Ancient human remains unearthed around the iconic monument.

There are hundreds of secret WWII bases hidden in British forests. Built to fight a Nazi invasion, they remained unknown for decades.

A reportedly haunted 14th-century church is curiously facing the “wrong direction.”

After mysteriously refusing to surrender at the end of World War II this sunken submarine was only salvaged in a search for Nazi gold.

This home of a taxidermy hoarder is among the grandest and most singular of historic English estates.

The world's smallest commercial theater is set up in what was once a urinal for Victorian men.

A brick foundation and piles of listing building materials are all that remains of this World War II POW camp.

This disused Cold War bunker has been restored to all of its early 60s glory.

Perhaps the only prehistoric monument with its very own public bus stop.

A remarkable medieval structure born from a 14th-century disaster.

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

Rare and wonderfully wormy cadaver art captured in brass for centuries.

These Roman ruins in England’s Lake District are 2,000 years old, but look pretty good for their age.

The weathered grave of a medieval anchoress who walled herself up in a cell attached to a church.

It is against the law to obstruct the view from the top of this English burial mound.

The ancestral home of beloved English poet Lord Byron has a bizarre history.

This oak sculpture at the edge of a small woodland is nine feet tall and shrouded in mystery.