This chain of artificial lakes was an ideal test ground for the aircraft that would carry the "bouncing bombs" used by the WWII "Dambusters" squad.

This sculpture marks the spot where one of the greatest Roman rulers was proclaimed emperor.

Makers and sellers of the original and finest York Ghosts.

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

Modern commuters still pass through this 2,000-year-old Roman archway.

Inside this chapel, Victorian jailers took the separate system to new levels.

The oldest of the three remaining bridges in England with buildings on top of them.

The world's first military tank was designed in this English city amid the stalemate of WWI trench warfare.

This English medieval castle is where King John died of dysentery.

This 1920s Dutch barge is now a floating bookstore.

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

This sculpture encompasses the emotion of rail travel.

A quiet, semi-secret square with statues of Mahatma Gandhi, Virginia Woolf, and a conscientious objectors stone.

A measuring mishap led to these artificial stone ladies losing their stomachs.

The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.

A statue marks the exact spot where The Boy Who Never Grows Up made his first literary appearance.

Looking strangely like Rome's Colosseum, this unfinished tower has dominated the skyline for over 100 years.

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

These ruins witnessed the final gathering of the failed Jacobite Rebellion.

Scotland's only funicular railway is also the United Kingdom's highest.

Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.

An unusual sand beach in the middle of a forest.

Peeing dogs guard the Roman hunting goddess atop a fountain at France’s Château de Fontainebleau.

The tradition of using flowers to decorate wells is once again thriving in England.