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

Oxford University's stateliest library seems designed to make students truly feel the weight of knowledge.

The beams of the New College, Oxford dining hall come with an amazing story.

The Cambridge pub where Francis Crick announced that he and James Watson had discovered the DNA double-helix.

A complicated contraption for telling time by the moon.

An extraordinary library and archive dedicated to the history of the Arctic and Antarctic poles.

Huge concrete structures designed as an early warning system for Britain to detect enemy aircraft.

Home to Alan Turing, the cracking of the Enigma code, and Captain Ridley's shooting party.

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

One of England's most famous churches hides a pair of little known architectural treasures.

Henry VIII's forgotten castle was built by the gunpowder-obsessed king to be defended solely by cannons.

Surreal riveted sea forts once protected the Kent shores from German attack.

Regency-era excess on the English Coast.

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

The elegant structure of this 19th century railroad bridge creates an illusion of infinity.

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

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

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

The biggest and deepest Cold War bunker open to the public can be found in southeast England.

Site of the golf match between James Bond and Goldfinger.

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

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

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

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