This charming, narrow-gauge railway in the Thames Estuary is sometimes referred to as the "Train to Nowhere."

The final resting place of one of the most influential modern occultists.

This star-shaped artillery fort protected the mouth of the Thames from the 16th century to the Second World War.

At high tide, the base of the lighthouse covers practically every inch of the island.

This police call box harkens back to an era of pre-radio communications, and has a rather unique feature.

The oldest surviving glass furnace cone in Western Europe.

This ancient fort overlooks the site of a disastrous retreat from the English Civil War.

Journey through this open museum where even employees remain true to period.

A magnificent mansion hides a delightful collection of historic timepieces.

Everyone's favorite clay duo immortalized in bronze.

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

An English explorer's vast natural history collection has the first realistic dioramas of animals staged in their natural habitats.

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

The world's only managed flock of mute swans was established as a factory for monk meat but is now an adorable sanctuary.

One of the oldest amusement rides in existence was a huge disappointment to its creator.

A rotating bridge that carries a little canal over a larger one.

This hilarious English intersection is an automotive whirlpool.

This suburban British town holds secrets that would have made the druids proud.

Enormous terracotta heads of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip can be seen on the side of the road to Windsor.

This poignant WWI memorial looks like a lighthouse 100 miles from the sea.

Cycle the solar system—from the sun to Pluto—right here on earth.

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

An allegorical statue of a giant pregnant woman representing justice and truth.

This forgotten chalk mine was reopened thanks to a massive effort from the local community.