The "Heroine of Dunkirk" rescued over 7,000 Allied troops during the historic World War II evacuation.

A well for a well, this anachronistically Indian-styled water pit was built in its small town home in gratitude for a similar favor.

The hidden "ballroom" under a mansion lake was built by a criminal who ate a cyanide pill during his trial.

This WWII aircraft museum presents its wrecks like taxidermy, complete with recreations of the crash sites.

Nearly 2 billion seeds from 38,000 species are stored and processed at this visitable facility in a quiet corner of England.

An English artist has turned an unassuming ex-council house into a time-lost house of mystery.

Thrilling and delicious complement to any dining experience.

Human-made caves excavated to hide a secret society of wealthy pagans.

A Neolithic burial site built 1,000 years before Stonehenge.

Gothic tower where Lord Alfred Tennyson wrote the poem "The Sleeping Beauty."

This public pool is one of the last remaining lidos of the countless built in the 1930's as public works projects in the United Kingdom.

This crumbling 14th century chapel became so unstable the roofing apparently collapsed during a wedding ceremony, narrowly missing the curate's head.

This magical museum celebrates the life and work of a seminal children's book writer (and occasional spy).

17th-century tradition of public weighing is met with boos or cheers depending on the Mayor's weight.

"The Most Wonderful Wonder that ever appeared to the Wonder of the British Nation."

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

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

Chemical fertilizer in agriculture's origin story begins here.

The world's oldest model village.

At just 51 feet and 10 inches long, it's the shortest street in England.

Site of the golf match between James Bond and Goldfinger.

Fantastically decorated underground chambers built in the 1760s.

This preserved puppy was an adorable beacon of charity.

This historic franken-chapel is the oldest wooden church in the world, at least part of it.