Tucked away in the Tower of London is the weapon once used to execute high-profile prisoners.

Touching this 18th-century Scottish philosopher’s toe allegedly conjures good fortune.

Half-drowned wooden stumps and stone blocks are all that remain of a Victorian landing that was destroyed by storms.

These 20-foot jaw bones honor a time when the leviathan bones were a sign that whalers survived the hunt.

Where Agatha Christie mysteriously disappeared in 1926.

Carved initials which are nearly 500 years old preserve the deposed Queen's presence at Hampton Court Palace.

One of the shortest streets in York has an especially odd name.

The whimsical twist of this spire was either caused by the Devil, an unexpected virgin, or lead.

This chain of artificial lakes was an ideal test ground for the aircraft that would carry the "bouncing bombs" used by the WWII "Dambusters" squad.

The National Railway Museum in York is the largest railway museum in the world, attracting almost 1 million visitors per year.

This otherwise ordinary close on the Royal Mile constituted the end of the world for Edinburgh’s poorest residents.

These ruins witnessed the final gathering of the failed Jacobite Rebellion.

The rotting skeleton of a shoreside fun fair that was destroyed by fire and storms still haunts the Brighton ocean view.

Huge winged monument in the United Kingdom.

Semi-precious Blue John stones have been mined in this cavern system for centuries.

This network of narrow, medieval passages has the most delightful name.

Remnants of the 16th-century defensive wall still stand unassumingly within Edinburgh.

The view that inspired the scenes of Dracula's first landing in England.

Overlooked by many, the two famous Scottish warriors guard the main gate of Edinburgh Castle.

Regency-era excess on the English Coast.

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

The rose garden in Regent's Park where Pongo and Perdita met for the first time in Disney's "101 Dalmatians."

One of the oldest and certainly best preserved Cistercian abbeys still in existence.

Thanks to modern navigational tools we now know that the true prime meridian runs through a park next door.