65 million-year-old chalk outcroppings mark the end of the Jurassic Coast.

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

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

Art Deco and “Wrenaissance” mash-up, this recently restored royal residence has been home to kings and comes with secret monkey passages included.

Spitalfields' regal market goat is said to be a monument to the area's migrant population but most are pretty sure it's just a goat.

Scattered throughout London are ancient remnants of the city's former bounding wall.

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

The commemorative stone column conceals a secret laboratory.

The Great Fire of London and the regulation of one-way streets both started in this alley.

Banksy gives themself artistic license with this piece of London street art.

Explore nearly 400 years of English middle-class home life.

Catacombs turned marketplace.

This secluded walkway overlooks a magnificently wild London green space.

An exercise in radical design and social living that became the epicenter of Soviet spy networks in London.

An unsanctioned shrine that sprung up outside the late singer's home is causing a stir in London's Highgate neighborhood.

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

Museum celebrating the history of computers, especially their role in codebreaking.

A rare example of the RAF’s flying spy taxi.

This industrial gem was one of the earliest examples of a metal-framed building.

This unique medieval court deals solely with the lead mining laws in two small areas of Derbyshire.

Eyam took steps to quarantine themselves and keep the plague from spreading.

A Victorian Gothic masterpiece housing a world-class collection of rare books and manuscripts.

These lovely Turkish-styled baths were brought back to life after winning a reality show competition.

The largest municipal cemetery in the United Kingdom and the second largest in Europe contains some of Manchester’s biggest characters.