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The ground on which Shakespeare’s initial playhouse once stood.

Three tiny islands in a Portsmouth pond are at the center of disputed land claims from a number of competing micronations.

A plinth outside a church displays sculptures by local artists.

This ancient spring in central London was featured in a Peter Pan story.

The history of West London’s water supply.

The collapse of the brand-new dam caused one of the worst floods in British history.

A 12th-century church that houses a dark creature.

This bronze statue stands throughout the year and illustrates an urgent message about the environment.

Its walls are adorned with exquisite murals of the natural world, transforming it into an ecologist’s Sistine Chapel.

An octagonal folly tower overlooking the sea.

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

The preserved left hand of a saint once known as "the Pearl of York."

The site of the notorious Great Train Robbery of £2.6 million, one of the biggest heists in English history.

Open for a weekend once a year around October it houses a fascinating collection of unique Victorian preserved and stuffed animals.

The control tower at the historic weapons range is now available as a highly unusual vacation rental.

A stained-glass window from the 15th century offers a vision of the end of the world.

A rare survivor from the age of plagues.

The author of Frankenstein is buried here, along with her parents and the heart of her husband, the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley.

The near loss of the stately fireplaces at this medieval castle spawned some of Britain's most crucial historic preservation laws.

This medieval castle is filled with an eccentric collection that ranges from ancient Egyptian artifacts to taxidermy to a mummified hand that was cut off during a duel.

Formerly known as Saville Theatre, this mid-20th-century entertainment hub includes an ornate frieze.

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

Home to the ancient Roman temple of a lesser-known Celtic god that inspired J. R. R. Tolkien and H. P. Lovecraft.

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