Nature and beauty amidst pollution and industrial wreckage.

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

An ornate and disused early 20th-century building has been given new life as a fully operational structure, complete with offices, oyster bar, and a furniture retailer.

Formerly known as Saville Theatre, this mid-20th-century entertainment hub includes an ornate frieze.

A giant scrawl on the skyline of south London.

This once-controversial and slightly confusing statue of Achilles was built out of captured cannons.

These wire animal sculptures commemorate the exotic inhabitants that once called the Tower of London home.

This ancient Egyptian obelisk still bears the wounds of World War I.

This ancient oak plays host to carvings of magical elves, gnomes, witches, and other creatures prominent in local folklore.

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

The pretty iron lamp is a reminder of the architecture underneath London's streets.

The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.

Thanks to modern navigational tools we now know that the true prime meridian runs through a park next door.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

The biggest onshore wind farm in the United Kingdom.

A six-ton wedding present for the King of the Scots.

The heads of two giant mythological water horses honor Scotland's horselord past.

The highest peak in the United Kingdom has a history of physics, specters, and a pilgrimage of strange objects.

Near the former site of numerous witch burnings, this lavish Edinburgh mainstay pays homage to Scotland's brutal history.

The ruins of this gorgeous clifftop castle look like something from a fantasy novel.

Now famous as the "Harry Potter bridge," this impressive concrete viaduct has long been an icon in its own right.