At just 51 feet and 10 inches long, it's the shortest street in England.

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

This ruined medieval castle was the scene of Lord Robert Dudley’s seductive reception for Queen Elizabeth I.

This striking observation tower shaped like a spinnaker sail is the newest icon in historic Portsmouth.

A plaque claims this artwork outside a children's hospital was used in the 1998 Quidditch World Cup.

The patch of land below the memorial was gifted by the British to the United States.

A statue of the legendary Celtic warrior queen who fought the Roman invaders stands in one of the cities she once destroyed.

An impressive armored bronze effigy marks the tomb of one of the medieval era's greatest warriors.

A labyrinth hides in plain sight at each of the city's 270 Tube stations.

The wooden grave marker of a railroad worker who died in a freak whirlwind.

A sculpture of a famous ape who was once a beloved household name in London.

Reputedly based on the tomb of Jesus Christ, this crypt is the oldest surviving structure of any cathedral in England.

Revel in the Victorian splendor of the world's oldest eating establishment inside a museum.

Its collection includes a broad array of social, geographic, graphic design, and political history.

The pockmarks across the building's facade are remnants of the Blitz.

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

In 2013, historians discovered a hidden room devoted to the art of making royals' hot chocolate.

Once one of the largest rooms full of books in the world, this bookstore basement is still a treat for bibliophiles.

This open-air heritage museum illuminates centuries of historic English life from a West Sussex village.

This once-controversial and slightly confusing statue of Achilles was built out of captured cannons.

A beautiful ruin of a 14th-century Plantagenet castle built by a medieval mercenary.

This centuries-old hotel hides a network of secret cellars and passages once used by smugglers.

Also known as Rye Castle, this 13th-century fortification later became a prison and held one of Rye's most famous criminals.

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