A red-brick beacon stands against the tempestuous Atlantic, on the windiest site in the United Kingdom.

A red sandstone freestanding monolith rises out of the sea in northern Scotland.

Amazing and mysterious Neolithic settlement on Scotland's Orkney Islands.

The library houses an incredible collection of some of the world's most impressive books and manuscripts.

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

This 1920s Dutch barge is now a floating bookstore.

A subterranean ice warehouse that has lain hidden beneath central London for over a century is now open to the public.

An unassuming London park is actually a pilgrimage site for modern clowns.

A museum in England’s Lake District dedicated to the trusty pencil wants you to know the story of their World War II spy pencils.

Down a pint of ale where the Bishop of Ely's servants slept in 1546.

A measuring mishap led to these artificial stone ladies losing their stomachs.

The curios of pharmacist and collector Henry Wellcome.

This medieval church tower has maintained its clockworks since the 16th century.

This hospital helped pave the way for treatment that drove down child-mortality rates in 19th and 20th centuries.

A flourishing garden with pigs, donkeys, goats, rabbits, guinea pigs, chickens, ducks, and sheep.

The Columbia Road Flower Market is now open every Sunday, rain or shine.

A celebrated bandstand at the center of what was once the worst slum in London.

A recently restored Shoreditch landmark with ties to Jack the Ripper.

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.

Mary Kelly was last seen here before she was murdered by Jack the Ripper.

This unassuming building produced some of the world's most famous bells.

Overlooking the seaside town of Margate stands a tribute to an artist's lover.

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

Harry Potter’s Hogsmeade Station is also a charming blast from the past situated in North Yorkshire.