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

This purpose-built dinosaur museum is shaped like a pterodactyl and holds fossils that were found in its very village.

This stream-carved gorge has inspired poets, hidden smugglers, and trained soldiers, all without losing its beauty.

The Isle of Wight’s “Island Line” serviced by former London Underground trains from the 1930s.

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

The castle still holds traces of the abandoned Roman fort it was built atop.

Recently restored menagerie of Victorian-era beasts.

You won't find these curiously named passageways anywhere else in England.

Centuries later, the victims of Great Britain's greatest hysteria are finally being remembered.

This wooden effigy believed to be King Charles I hung for centuries outside an inn and was mistaken for a deity.

Hauled from the water's depths, Henry VIII's flagship is preserved in this capsule-shaped museum.

This gravestone and its inscription inspired a movement that has spanned generations and saved countless lives.

This medieval sanctuary's tree-framed door looks like a portal to a mythical realm.

You can enjoy a (possibly haunted) stay at the medieval Norman castle that was once a favorite hunting lodge of King John.

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

This sculpture pays homage to Shakespeare and his reference to a Manningtree tradition.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

Once thought to be the mysterious work of a witchy prophetess, a well with unusual properties turns objects into "stone".

The whimsical twist of this spire was either caused by the Devil, an unexpected virgin, or lead.

This plaque remembers a grave mistake that led to one local woman being buried alive.

The commemorative stone column conceals a secret laboratory.

An architectural oddity hides in plain sight on this iconic London bridge.

A sculpture outside London's oldest cathedral honors the Mohegan chief who died while petitioning the king.

The remains of an ancient Roman teenager are memorialized at the base of a modern London landmark.