This unique sculptural clock transforms into a periscope every hour.

This lonely bronze walrus celebrates a character in a Lewis Carroll poem.

Aliens and monsters lurk inside this museum dedicated to one man's lifelong adoration of all things sci-fi.

The first privately owned air raid shelter in Britain, built after a horrifying night of Zeppelin bombings.

A working farm turned into a museum dedicated to the world's most unbelievably tiny cars.

The home of an eccentric Edwardian gentleman is packed to the rafters with handcrafted items collected over a lifetime.

An ornate aviary built during the Victorian trend of collecting exotic birds.

One of the last remnants of the Bessemer process that revolutionized steel production during the industrial age.

This peaceful park with centuries of history hides in an overlooked section of South London.

One of these two land speed record-breaking vehicles went so fast it shattered the sound barrier.

This enormous spiral sculpture looks strangely out of place on the edge of a housing development.

Every July, men dressed as giant crows dance around a scarecrow who comes to life.

Its impressive still-working beam engine is a thing of beauty for engineering history fans.

A replica of the steam engine that hauled Queen Victoria's Royal Train is on display at Windsor.

The world's first successful water-powered cotton mill paved the way for the factories of the British Industrial Revolution.

This jewel of an engine is one of Northern England's finest surviving legacies of the Industrial Revolution, even catching the eye of Henry Ford.

A secret meeting in this small cottage changed the course of British history.

All that remains of the medieval palace of the famous "Black Prince."

This unusual geoglyph was built as a warning so low-flying aircraft wouldn't scare the zoo animals.

This Georgian Gothic building was created to shelter and feed deer.

An enormous steel waterfall is a nod to the substance that shaped Britain's Steel City.

A picturesque garden with a surprising past.

London's marvelous wildfowl reserve along the Thames.

This 1913 single-screen cinema is a charming survivor in the age of the multiplex.