London, England
Smith Square World War II Ghost Sign
A faded reminder of what was once a common sight in London during the Blitz.
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London, England
A faded reminder of what was once a common sight in London during the Blitz.
Keswick, England
A museum in England’s Lake District dedicated to the trusty pencil wants you to know the story of their World War II spy pencils.
London, England
London's marvelous wildfowl reserve along the Thames.
London, England
The Art Deco artwork depicts gilded carriers of deadly illnesses.
Glasgow, Scotland
An icon of the Battle of Britain is frozen in flight in a grand Victorian museum.
Birkenhead, England
After mysteriously refusing to surrender at the end of World War II this sunken submarine was only salvaged in a search for Nazi gold.
Milton Keynes, England
Home to Alan Turing, the cracking of the Enigma code, and Captain Ridley's shooting party.
London, England
A collection of machines designed to break things for science.
Nottingham, England
When the public was consulted about a new piece of street art, they naturally asked for an enormous metal dragon.
Cambridge, England
The Cambridge pub where Francis Crick announced that he and James Watson had discovered the DNA double-helix.
London, England
A bronze bust commemorates the heroism of the secret agents who led covert operations against the Nazis.
Sheffield, England
A brick foundation and piles of listing building materials are all that remains of this World War II POW camp.
Bletchley, England
Museum celebrating the history of computers, especially their role in codebreaking.
Uxbridge, England
Visit the WWII bunker where the British won the battle for the skies.
London, England
This beautiful deer park was built so King Charles I and his court could go hunting while escaping a deadly plague outbreak.
London, England
It is still illegal to "quarrel" at this unlikely urban oasis built on top of an electrical substation.
Airdrie, Scotland
A nuclear bunker built to shelter the politicians and important people of Scotland in case of nuclear attack.
Claines, England
This 15th century pub is one of only two pubs in England situated on consecrated ground.
Alnwick, England
This giant wooden treehouse within a sprawling garden has its own eatery.
Bury Saint Edmunds, England
The smallest pub in Britain was once a cabinet of curiosities and it still has the dead cat to prove it.
Bridgnorth, England
This charming railway is one of the oldest and steepest funiculars in England.
London, England
The taxidermied remains of a once-great parrot.
Saltburn-by-the-Sea, England
This beautiful example of Victorian engineering is the oldest water-balanced funicular anywhere in the world.
London, England
A quiet memorial to those who died saving others in the heart of the City of London.