This beautiful example of Victorian engineering is the oldest water-balanced funicular anywhere in the world.

In 1943 the British military took control of this village, telling residents they had to leave temporarily. The villagers were never allowed to return.

This 15th century pub is one of only two pubs in England situated on consecrated ground.

On October 17, 1814, a 15-ft. wave of beer ran rampant through the streets of London.

The smallest pub in Britain was once a cabinet of curiosities and it still has the dead cat to prove it.

The beloved fantasy novelist is buried near a church containing a whimsical etched glass window full of Narnia favorites.

The Origin of On the Origin of Species.

You'd never know the houses at 23-24 Leinster Gardens were fakes—until you see the train tracks on the other side.

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

This Victorian-era public house has set the standard for pub-style elegance for over a hundred years.

Follow the original medieval paths that wind through this intriguing section of the city.

A museum wholly devoted to juvenescence.

This elaborate Byzantine-style building was designed for a not-so-pretty purpose.

This tiny island featuring 9th-century Viking ruins is only accessible at low tide.

High Victorian fantasy created a fairytale castle out of a ruined fortress in Wales.

These lovely Turkish-styled baths were brought back to life after winning a reality show competition.

The Florence Nightingale Museum is home to the famous nurse's most treasured possession: her beloved pet owl.

A century-old tradition has culminated in a small but singular collection of feline effigies.

The ghosts of Britain's telecommunication past sit rusting away in a small village in England.

An English artist has turned an unassuming ex-council house into a time-lost house of mystery.

A red sandstone freestanding monolith rises out of the sea in northern Scotland.

A fernery hidden by neglect is uncovered, and an ancient specimen along with it.

An ancient Scottish rock formation said to be the gravesite of a giant remains ensconced in legend and intrigue.

A curious collection of mechanical moving figures.