The storied English village that pretended to be insane inspired NYC's nickname and the fictional namesake in the DC Comics universe.

There are hundreds of secret WWII bases hidden in British forests. Built to fight a Nazi invasion, they remained unknown for decades.

Beasts and branches swirl in sandstone carvings, interrupted by one strange creature.

A perfectly running 230-year-old silver automaton and music box.

This witch statue remembers a time in England's history when fear trumped truth.

The last of the 19th-century booze-free bars has been slinging teetotal tonics for over a century.

Part museum, part piece of Arthurian-inspired history, this stately hall attracts King Arthur fans from miles away.

The weathered grave of a medieval anchoress who walled herself up in a cell attached to a church.

Rare collection of medieval books under lock and key.

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

Isaac Newton's former home, where the famous apple tree still stands.

A 19th-century time capsule of travel, fiction, and historic texts still available to the public.

Artists have long been drawn to these atmospheric 12th-century ruins.

A magnificent Victorian garden that brings the charm and style of old-time aristocracy to the 21st century public.

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

This fantastical and eclectic English garden takes its inspiration from Egypt, China, the occult and more.

A little-known ruin with a convoluted history and a fascinating latrine drainage system.

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

These medieval tunnels provided water to the city above through centuries of civil war and plague.

A tiny, heartwarming piece of art hiding in plain sight.

A vortex fountain that seems to rise out of the ground.

Asthmatic Charles Hyett's son built a fantastical garden for his father to convalesce in, alas it was too late.

Eighteenth-century home, where Herschel discovered the planet Uranus.

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