This beautiful example of Victorian engineering is the oldest water-balanced funicular anywhere in the world.

These carved, weathered stones once gave mail carriers and pub goers a leg up.

At the height of alum production at this factory, human urine was a valued commodity.

The final resting place of England's most notorious bandit.

This aircraft museum is home to one of just three Halifax bombers in the world.

Cycle the solar system—from the sun to Pluto—right here on earth.

A Welsh sheep farm provides daily (non-sheep) meals to red kites, producing dazzling displays of aerial acrobatics.

This iconic Peak District ridge was once one of the busiest roads in medieval Britain.

These quintessentially English stepping stones were built for Victorian tourists.

An intriguing three-sided folly is a testament to one man's devotion to Catholicism and the number three.

This medieval manor house was equipped with secret compartments for hiding priests.

For over 500 years this timbered alms house has provided a home for elderly residents of Coventry.

This commemorative stone was erected near the first Scout campsite.

In 1943 the British military took control of this village, telling residents they had to leave temporarily. The villagers were never allowed to return.

Overlooking the spot where the Pilgrims boarded the Mayflower stands Devon's answer to the Colossus of Rhodes.

This antique prison is a tourist attraction with a sordid past.

The largest oak in England is said to have been the hideout of Robin Hood and his Merry Men.

The granddaddy of English geoglyphs dates back to the late Bronze Age.

The stately remains of Llywelyn the Great's mighty fortress.

Old-fashioned knowledge and modern engineering create the world's only rotating boatlift.

This landmark church concealed a crypt packed with bones that was discovered thanks to the London Blitz.

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

The remains of Crystal Palace Great Exhibition of 1851.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.