This sculpture combines the literary Alice with her real-life inspiration.

The author of Alice in Wonderland spent his final years at this whimsical Victorian home.

This early Norman castle was the first historical monument protected by an act of Parliament.

A mysterious bridge over a sunken Roman road.

Enormous terracotta heads of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip can be seen on the side of the road to Windsor.

The world's oldest model village.

This star-shaped artillery fort protected the mouth of the Thames from the 16th century to the Second World War.

The remains of the man who founded Pennsylvania lie in an unassuming grave in the English countryside.

All unmarked mute swans on the Thames are owned by the Queen per a tradition that began in the 12th century.

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

In 2013, historians discovered a hidden room devoted to the art of making royals' hot chocolate.

Carved initials which are nearly 500 years old preserve the deposed Queen's presence at Hampton Court Palace.

England's oldest surviving hedge maze has been confusing visitors for over 300 years.

One of London's oldest houses contains a mixture of both old and modern features.

Though it's not the largest, this one-kilometer outdoor market is reportedly the longest in Europe.

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

19th-century scientists would make the pilgrimage here to verify the precision of their measuring sticks.

The first geometric self-supporting spiral stairs in Britain are a truly beautiful sight.

This sculpture, residing in a quiet corner of a London park, honors the victims of 9/11.

The sculpture of the deceased cockatoo flops atop its personal plinth.

A 1,215-foot tunnel transports pedestrians beneath the River Thames.

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."

London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.