These wire animal sculptures commemorate the exotic inhabitants that once called the Tower of London home.

Richard III supposedly disposed of his nephews' bodies here in an effort to seal his claim to the throne.

The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.

An unlikely connection between a little English town and the most famous brand of American motorcycles.

This tree was grafted from the actual tree that led Isaac Newton to ponder the theory of gravity.

One of several Lilliputian portals that are ready to transport passengers to other dimensions, if they can find them.

An ordinary lamppost situated in the middle of Cambridge has an unusual moniker and history.

The historic villages and towns of Suffolk are filled with wonky wooden beam houses painted an unusual shade of pink. Unknown to many though, this sweet shade has a bloody history.

This medieval castle is filled with an eccentric collection that ranges from ancient Egyptian artifacts to taxidermy to a mummified hand that was cut off during a duel.

This London pub hides a peculiar secret: a recreation of the rooms shared at 221b Baker Street by Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.

The perfectly preserved underground rooms where Churchill plotted the war against Germany.

Tourists who rely on a transit map to find the iconic Beatles location often end up in a far-off neighborhood.

19th-century scientists would make the pilgrimage here to verify the precision of their measuring sticks.

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

Murals of the wild parties once held on the frozen River Thames.

An incarceration museum on the spot of possibly the oldest prison in England.

This one has sailed five times as far as Sir Francis Drake's famous ship.

This unassuming alcove in London’s famous Tower Bridge once served to capture, store, and display dead bodies from the River Thames.

An architectural oddity hides in plain sight on this iconic London bridge.

The John Snow Memorial marks the epicenter of London's 1854 cholera epidemic.

Ship-sized kinetic sculptural fantasy.

A little slice of Japan and its aesthetics in London's Holland Park.

An ancient hotspot for spotting schools of fish.

Sometimes an island, sometimes a rocky outcropping connected to the world by a tiny suspension bridge.