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

A 19th-century time capsule of travel, fiction, and historic texts still available to the public.

This beautiful deer park was built so King Charles I and his court could go hunting while escaping a deadly plague outbreak.

The abandoned fishing village was swept right into the sea.

Hidden on the urban banks of a Manchester river are a series of abandoned waterside industrial sites.

This giant wooden treehouse within a sprawling garden has its own eatery.

The Florence Nightingale Museum is home to the famous nurse's most treasured possession: her beloved pet owl.

These official units of measurement—including chains and perches—lie hidden beneath tourists' feet in a popular London hub.

Never actually a tree at all, this spot was the site of London's public hangings for nearly 600 years.

It is said the legendary wizard once lived in this sea cave beneath Tintagel Castle.

London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.

Charleston's historic city jail once held everyone from pirates to Civil War POWs.

The sole remaining outpost of a once-thriving South Carolina chain still sells “pic-a-nic” baskets.