Thanks to modern navigational tools we now know that the true prime meridian runs through a park next door.

The handiwork of a underdog clockmaker who solved an impossible problem for an Empire, and forever revolutionized seafaring.

A replica of the steam engine that hauled Queen Victoria's Royal Train is on display at Windsor.

The world's largest grapevine has produced a delicious harvest at Hampton Court Palace for almost 250 years.

England's oldest surviving hedge maze has been confusing visitors for over 300 years.

J.R.R Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and other "Inklings" met at the Oxford pub to discuss the now legendary fantasy stories they were writing.

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

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

One of Europe's oldest libraries.

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

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

A tiny village in Wales claims the name of a noble medieval hound slain for a crime he didn't commit.

A harem-inspired Moorish fantasy design in a Victorian-era Welsh castle.

An impromptu shrine appeared shortly after beloved "Torchwood" character Ianto Jones was killed off the show.

The mysterious, fantastical woodland inspiration for "The Lord of the Rings."

This well-preserved Cistercian Abbey in a romantic pastoral setting has inspired artists like the poet Wordsworth.

Fascinating town where normal life interfaces with the occult.

A island reachable by a causeway at low tide is possibly one of the earliest Western European locations to be identified in text.

A fantastic castle rumored to be the birthplace of King Arthur.

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

Giant naked man on a hillside.

This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.