The commemorative stone column conceals a secret laboratory.

Every hour on the hour a naked heroine and her leering foil appear from this giant cuckoo clock.

Where Agatha Christie mysteriously disappeared in 1926.

A wonderfully eclectic Victorian aquarium lies in the basement of the Horniman Museum.

The Cambridge pub where Francis Crick announced that he and James Watson had discovered the DNA double-helix.

The National Railway Museum in York is the largest railway museum in the world, attracting almost 1 million visitors per year.

Local legend says Isaac Newton built this footbridge without any screws, bolts, or nails.

This enormous secondhand bookstore inside a Victorian train station sparked the "Keep Calm and Carry On" craze.

One of the shortest streets in York has an especially odd name.

Legends say that this small island was the final resting place of the Welsh saint of lovers.

This bridge is the first to be made entirely from iron, but designed like it was still made of wood.

Huge winged monument in the United Kingdom.

A headstone notes where the most famous of Robin Hood's legendary Merry Men is reportedly buried.

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

Semi-precious Blue John stones have been mined in this cavern system for centuries.

A former fisherman's hut deemed too small for habitation is now a delightful tourist draw.

A unique tribute to the millions of animals who served and died for the British military.

Have a seat with the father of modern computing at this Manchester monument.

This network of narrow, medieval passages has the most delightful name.

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

The view that inspired the scenes of Dracula's first landing in England.

Seat of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire for centuries.

A magnificent winding road through a steep valley, with deep natural caverns at the bottom

The curious and tiny collection contains some very odd objects.