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

Its collection includes a broad array of social, geographic, graphic design, and political history.

The bizarre headgear looks like it was made for a fool, not a king.

Colorful murals by Jean Cocteau hide within this peaceful London sanctuary.

Where Agatha Christie mysteriously disappeared in 1926.

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

The artist David Nash planted a circle of trees in 1977.

This centuries-old hotel hides a network of secret cellars and passages once used by smugglers.

This gorgeous space is England's largest independent library outside of London.

This picturesque horseshoe weir was first built in the 1600s to prevent flooding in the town of Bath.

This 1,300-year-old marker is one of the finest and most complete early Christian crosses in Scotland.

A striking 500-year-old mansion provides an unexpectedly sublime home for live deer and a menagerie of exotic stuffed animals.

From here, the loch appears to take the shape of mainland Scotland.

The British monarchy's stamp collection is one of the most impressive in all of Europe revealing generations of royal nerdery.

The farthest northwesterly point of the British mainland is one of the most remote places in the Scottish Highlands.

This surreal art house looks like a geometric version of a small chapel.

Floating pink tap installed for a flower show in London.

These mysterious Viking chess pieces spent centuries hidden on a remote Scottish island.

A private selection of curiosities, carefully curated by a young Brighton local.

A decommissioned tube carriage within a London museum hosts a regular pop-up supper club.

In the ruins of Glastonbury Abbey lies the alleged resting place of the legendary king.

Unusual British home built to disguise a water tower.

The abandoned fishing village was swept right into the sea.

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