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

This building was once a town hall, a fire station, a prison, a dairy market, and the target for two marksmen.

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

An ornate aviary built during the Victorian trend of collecting exotic birds.

The beloved beast's taxidermy remains sit in the Natural History Museum's cafe.

This iconic high-rise residential block was one of the last to be built in the Brutalist style.

A typographic tribute to the many comedic greats who make Great Britain laugh.

This museum is dedicated solely to this millennia-old handheld cooling device.

The Great Fire of London and the regulation of one-way streets both started in this alley.

The remnants of a depressing public toilet are now a hub of ever evolving street art.

On a site with a long military history, a 1980s shelter.

This Underground station has been a popular filming location for decades, even before it closed.

The medieval woodcut-style artwork chronicles life in medieval London.

These planks were originally installed to hold the dead.

Be on the lookout for the symbolic insect all over the city.

It is against the law to obstruct the view from the top of this English burial mound.

The Egyptian-inspired last resting place of Lord Kilmorey.

This hill and tower are steeped in legend, from King Arthur to the Holy Grail.

This coffee shop lies hidden beneath a historic church.

A theatre built to house the rowdy Oxford graduation ceremonies became the stage for a debate about God's existence.

A 1950s beatnik coffee house, turned 60s counterculture hotspot, turned modern music venue.

This enchanting Victorian estate was home to the world's first hydroelectric power generator.

These 20-foot jaw bones honor a time when the leviathan bones were a sign that whalers survived the hunt.

Sculptor Antony Gormley used chaos theory and fractal growth to design his tallest creation.