The rotting skeleton of a shoreside fun fair that was destroyed by fire and storms still haunts the Brighton ocean view.

This tiny alleyway is now a shrine to a subculture riot between the mods and rockers.

Regency-era excess on the English Coast.

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

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

The names Lúthien and Beren can be found inscribed on the shared grave of the famous writer and his beloved wife and muse.

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

This Norman castle was once the site of a Victorian-era prison, and now exists as a luxury hotel.

The fantastic charm of England's oldest botanical garden has made it a place of writerly inspiration for centuries.

The shop where the girl who inspired the beloved character once bought sweets is now a book-themed commercial curiosity.

One of Europe's oldest libraries.

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

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

Hidden in plain sight, this creepy sculpture watches from above.

This 11th century tower is said to be the oldest building in Oxford.

The spot where three Protestant clergymen were burned at the stake during the reign of "Bloody Mary."

A hundred copies of Antony Gormley's naked body stare out across the water.

In the ruins of Glastonbury Abbey lies the alleged resting place of the legendary king.

This picturesque horseshoe weir was first built in the 1600s to prevent flooding in the town of Bath.

Believed to be inspired by the Trevi Fountain in Rome.

The remains of a Dominican friary, once one of the largest of its kind in the United Kingdom.

A museum and gardens with unusual plants and a history of progressive programming for the blind.

One of England's oldest stone churches and the birthplace of the "father of English history."

A museum pays tribute to the glass-making industry of Sunderland.