This charming, narrow-gauge railway in the Thames Estuary is sometimes referred to as the "Train to Nowhere."

The lantern carried by the infamous Guy Fawkes when he was arrested while attempting to blow the houses of Parliament and the King of England to smithereens

Used as an example in one of the first dictionary entries for "museum" in 1706.

One of Oxford's greatest treasures likely belonged to England's legendary King Alfred the Great.

The spot where three Protestant clergymen were burned at the stake during the reign of "Bloody Mary."

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

This 11th century tower is said to be the oldest building in Oxford.

This centuries-old pub boasts a collection of more than 4,500 snippets of neckties from around the world.

An obsolete, long-forgotten advertising character lingers on this Sainsbury’s balcony railings.

This early Norman castle was the first historical monument protected by an act of Parliament.

Home to one of the tallest church spires in Europe, this historic church once played host to King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn.

This operational mill has survived centuries of destruction and construction.

A mysterious bridge over a sunken Roman road.

Local legend says this unusual chimney is actually a broken-hearted man's tomb.

An oasis of calm, nestled in the English countryside.

This unusual geoglyph was built as a warning so low-flying aircraft wouldn't scare the zoo animals.

Vast fan-shaped British cemetery honouring American servicemen lost in World War II.

An extraordinary library and archive dedicated to the history of the Arctic and Antarctic poles.

A monument to one of the most famous modernist Chinese poems and its poet.

A treasure trove of astronomical, mathematical, and scientific instruments at Cambridge University.

One of several Lilliputian portals that are ready to transport passengers to other dimensions, if they can find them.

The Cambridge pub where Francis Crick announced that he and James Watson had discovered the DNA double-helix.

This tree was grafted from the actual tree that led Isaac Newton to ponder the theory of gravity.

Local legend says Isaac Newton built this footbridge without any screws, bolts, or nails.