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

The bar where "The Great Train Robbery" was planned was once a nexus of high society and low morals.

Home to the longest wooden escalators in the world.

Black cat statues guard this temple-like Egyptian revival factory.

Hidden beneath the streets of London is a secret subway that only carried mail.

An small and easily overlooked archaeology museum chock full of Egyptian artifacts.

In Twickenham sits a small whitewashed castle that inspired Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein.'

This round structure dotted with portals is one of several pieces scattered throughout Lancashire.

A museum of co-operativism housed in the birthplace of the modern movement.

In 1943 the British military took control of this village, telling residents they had to leave temporarily. The villagers were never allowed to return.

Giant naked man on a hillside.

A statue built to honor the elite soldiers who fought for Latvia during World War I.

Once one of the largest rooms full of books in the world, this bookstore basement is still a treat for bibliophiles.

A theatre built to house the rowdy Oxford graduation ceremonies became the stage for a debate about God's existence.

A 26-foot shark sculpture—a statement about bombs—set off a municipal battle royale.

Ancient Egyptian wigs, South American feather headdresses, a bounty of anthropological artifacts in Oxford.

The spot where three Protestant clergymen were burned at the stake during the reign of "Bloody Mary."

The beloved fantasy novelist is buried near a church containing a whimsical etched glass window full of Narnia favorites.

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

Crafted by one of the first makers of stoneware in England.

A series of silhouettes that recall the great cattle drives of the 19th-century.

Walk inside a half mile long crevice right outside the town of Garmisch Partenkirchen.

Europe’s oldest natural human mummy.

Venice's island of the dead.