A great example of the inventive canal bridges that were deliberately split down the middle.

One of the tallest maypoles remaining in England in one of its smaller villages.

Britain's answer to the NSA is based out of this deliciously-named circular headquarters.

A 200-year-old prison that now houses a peculiar crime museum.

This stretch of the River Severn where large waves flow against the current is the birthplace of river surfing.

One of the largest sculpture collections in the U.K. features history's greats, from Bob Dylan to Galileo, in bronze.

Some wattle-and-daub, a Moorish mural, a glacial erratic, and a Giant named Gilbert.

This ornate English estates "Prodigy House" still bears the cannonball marks of civil war.

This historic abandoned train station looks like a stop for ghost trains.

An ancient woodland that inspired a young J.R.R. Tolkien.

England's foremost purveyor of funeral furniture hasn't changed a bit since the 1960s.

A hidden gem in the middle of the city's infamous Jewelry Quarter.

The star-studded street honors the city's most notable Brummies.

Britain’s highest medieval monastery is a remote ruin nestled at the head of a valley 1,240 feet above the sea.

This mysterious underground cave in Shropshire dates back to the 18th or 19th century.

Beasts and branches swirl in sandstone carvings, interrupted by one strange creature.

Detailed sandstone carvings show an array of symbolism and adorable animals.

This tranquil churchyard in the heart of England’s mining country whispers tales of both triumph and tragedy.

This pub can leave even the sober feeling slightly unsteady.

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

A quiet country churchyard holds a monument to the last known sin-eater in England.

The oldest working Brewery in Britain.

An 18th century monument regularly tagged with unsettling graffiti referencing a 1940s unsolved murder.

A slightly surreal menagerie of structures that were lovingly spared from demolition and reconstructed in a field.