Legend says these rocks used to be hunting dogs, a story that may have inspired Sherlock Holmes' most famous case.

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.

Stonehenge has nothing on Castlerigg’s views.

The gloomy ruins that inspired Bram Stoker to bring Dracula to life.

The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?

This 17th-century street hidden beneath Edinburgh was once a breeding ground for the black death.

Largest lake in Great Britain measured by surface area.

The most iconic structure in Scotland has been home to bishops, colonels, and Sean Connery characters.

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

Ancient Egyptian wigs, South American feather headdresses, a bounty of anthropological artifacts in Oxford.

Home to the most complete dodo remains known - one head, and one foot.

A 26-foot shark sculpture—a statement about bombs—set off a municipal battle royale.

The first peace pagoda to be constructed in the Western world sits next to a small English lake.

"The Most Wonderful Wonder that ever appeared to the Wonder of the British Nation."

Man-made cave with enigmatic carvings, some say made by the Knights Templar themselves.

The highest peak in Wales is said to be the final resting place of a giant killed by King Arthur.

World's largest working waterwheel has been around for over 150 years.

This Welsh village gave itself a ridiculous name in a publicity stunt a century ahead of its time.

This one has sailed five times as far as Sir Francis Drake's famous ship.

This massive collection of British military artifacts includes the heartbreaking personal letters of the men in the trenches of WWI.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

Giant, friendly pelicans in Central London, the most unlikely of places.

This South London cemetery holds the remains of more than 15,000 people.