A monument to the thrice mayor of London who according to lore made his fortune by selling his rat-chasing cat.

The Liverpool street made famous by the Beatles is real.

This logic-defying 16th-century Tudor manor still stands to the delight and astonishment of onlookers.

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.

The sumptuous ceiling was one of the last things Charles I saw before his execution.

This Birnam-based garden honors the legacy of 19th-century children’s book author Beatrix Potter.

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

The quiet field that inspired one of the most famous songs of all time.

The oldest residential street in Europe also features an optical illusion.

This huge concrete map of Scotland was built as a thank you gift from a Polish soldier.

Puzzles within puzzles hide a golden treasure in this hedge maze.

One of the greatest movie directors of all time lived and worked in this London flat from 1926 to 1939.

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

A memorial to a dog that inspired rioting in the streets of London.

The oldest candy store in the world has been selling traditional sweets since 1827.

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

This Viking gravestone carved in a rare runic style was dug up from a London churchyard.

Human-made caves excavated to hide a secret society of wealthy pagans.

A succession of eerily contemplative iron figures lead from a Scottish museum to the sea.

The sculpture of the deceased cockatoo flops atop its personal plinth.

Although it appears ancient and mysterious, the quirky folly was actually built 200 years ago by an eccentric estate owner.

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

William Blake claimed to have painted this gothic masterpiece after encountering this nightmarish being in a vision.

A century-old tradition has culminated in a small but singular collection of feline effigies.