The eccentricities of a former lord include painted pigeons of his manor house, a series of pointless plaques, and a folly built simply to peeve the public.

Overlooking the spot where the Pilgrims boarded the Mayflower stands Devon's answer to the Colossus of Rhodes.

Tucked among the sand dunes overlooking a Welsh beach, a real-life tribute to a fictional elf.

This hilarious English intersection is an automotive whirlpool.

Over 100 years ago this pyramidal holding cell was reserved for rowdy drunks but now only offers five minute sentences.

The spot where Oxford garnered its name was also home to a medieval philosopher and includes a house covered in statues.

An allegorical statue of a giant pregnant woman representing justice and truth.

This striking statue brings a scene from the African savannah into central London.

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

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

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

Europe's largest prehistoric mound – burial site of a legendary king?

A 26-foot shark sculpture—a statement about bombs—set off a municipal battle royale.

An extraordinary collection of scientific instruments - and Einstein's chalkboard - inside the world's oldest purpose built museum building.

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

Sometimes an island, sometimes a rocky outcropping connected to the world by a tiny suspension bridge.

A spiral staircase connects the limestone cave with Pembroke Castle, birthplace of King Henry VII.

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.

Puzzles within puzzles hide a golden treasure in this hedge maze.

The granddaddy of English geoglyphs dates back to the late Bronze Age.

A house of bones — but nobody is quite sure to whom they belong.

A hermit's tiny cell built into the cliffside that saved him in South Pembrokeshire.

The world's largest collection of witchcraft regalia.