The gigantic skull of a long-extinct species that once roamed the forests of England and Ireland.

The whimsical steel spider lurking in the shadows of this suspension bridge shows that engineers can have a sense of humor.

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

These 20-foot jaw bones honor a time when the leviathan bones were a sign that whalers survived the hunt.

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

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

A treasure trove of astronomical, mathematical, and scientific instruments at Cambridge University.

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

This macabre painting of a Shakespearean scene looks like something out of a nightmare.

A faded reminder of what was once a common sight in London during the Blitz.

The handiwork of a underdog clockmaker who solved an impossible problem for an Empire, and forever revolutionized seafaring.

These Roman ruins in England’s Lake District are 2,000 years old, but look pretty good for their age.

The whimsical twist of this spire was either caused by the Devil, an unexpected virgin, or lead.

Visit the WWII bunker where the British won the battle for the skies.

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

This open-air mosaic gallery honoring an English artist took hundreds of volunteers more than seven years to create.

A rare wooden coffin set vertically into the Gothic arch of an ruined church.

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

Buried for centuries, this hidden cellar is all that remains of London's medieval Whitefriars Monastery.

This pub was 238 years old when it decided to revamp its image: It started serving Thai food.

Rare collection of medieval books under lock and key.

An extraordinary collection of scientific instruments - and Einstein's chalkboard - inside the world's oldest purpose built museum building.

This ruined 15th-century hermitage is steeped in myth and mystery.

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