This studio was home to David Bowie's first single, even if it did turn away the Beatles.

This secluded walkway overlooks a magnificently wild London green space.

An eccentric 18th century naval officer built a ship's quarterdeck on his roof, the inspiration for Mary Poppins's "Admiral Boom."

A monument to the thrice mayor of London who according to lore made his fortune by selling his rat-chasing cat.

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

The beloved bard's garb is proudly displayed within a Freemason's hall.

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

Britain's only herd of free-ranging reindeer.

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

A baffling beast so absurd a town councilman called it "intellectual vomit in technicolor."

The remains of a grand castle that may have inspired Bram Stoker's Dracula.

The longest hedge maze in the world.

Cliffs full of fossils at the portal to England's Jurassic Coast.

Locals call it the "Give Peas a Chance" bridge because of its distinct graffiti.

Luxurious hotel designed to stir the imagination of its many visitors.

This preserved puppy was an adorable beacon of charity.

A replica of the steam engine that hauled Queen Victoria's Royal Train is on display at Windsor.

You can spend the night in Dr. Frank-N-Furter's castle.

These stark white cliffs were spat up by the sea and are slowly being retaken by it.

England's most notorious suicide spot.

This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

Men in rubber-soled boots serve as your "brakes" on this toboggan ride Hemingway described as "exhilarating."

The barrel-made lookout from Shackleton's final ship is tucked away in the crypt of one of London's oldest churches.