This steel sculpture made from a recycled crane towers above a former shipyard.

The largest preserved walking dragline excavator in Western Europe.

A lone pole once used to display a man's corpse now stands empty, but the memory remains.

Sidney Scurvy, the interactive computer sailor, takes you on a journey to discover the everyday lives of Cook and his men.

A hill carving of the legendary dragon that terrorized the village of Bures in the Middle Ages.

The dramatic remains of an abandoned farmhouse sit high on the edge of a remote hillside.

Where condemned pirates met their grisly end at the gallows on the River Thames.

The abandoned fishing village was swept right into the sea.

It is against the law to obstruct the view from the top of this English burial mound.

A perfectly running 230-year-old silver automaton and music box.

Regency-era excess on the English Coast.

In 1943 the British military took control of this village, telling residents they had to leave temporarily. The villagers were never allowed to return.

This silent sentry in the crypt below a large Gothic cathedral is often knee-deep in water.

These lovely Turkish-styled baths were brought back to life after winning a reality show competition.

The largest stone circle in the world has ended up bringing up more questions than it has answered.

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

A Victorian Gothic masterpiece housing a world-class collection of rare books and manuscripts.

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

The hidden "ballroom" under a mansion lake was built by a criminal who ate a cyanide pill during his trial.

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

This oddly placed 15th-century church is one of only six bridge chapels left in England.

This stream-carved gorge has inspired poets, hidden smugglers, and trained soldiers, all without losing its beauty.

Keep a lookout for replicas of this wooden soldier hiding in plain sight all around town.

The geoglyph once sported a glass bottle eye.