A island reachable by a causeway at low tide is possibly one of the earliest Western European locations to be identified in text.

A memorial to the nearly 10,000 American soldiers laid to rest on the beaches of Normandy during WWII.

A daring D-Day assault by U.S. Army Rangers is commemorated atop the high cliffs of this strategic point.

A popular day's outing in Bovington consists of watching military tank driving practice.

Giant naked man on a hillside.

Cliffs full of fossils at the portal to England's Jurassic Coast.

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

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

Giant, friendly pelicans in Central London, the most unlikely of places.

This home of a taxidermy hoarder is among the grandest and most singular of historic English estates.

The longest stone bridge in England has an impressive history that dates back over 700 years.

A collection of early 19th century trams set in a reconstructed period village.

Eyam took steps to quarantine themselves and keep the plague from spreading.

Seat of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire for centuries.

Once the largest unsupported dome in the world, beating out the Pantheon and St Peters in Rome.

This tiny little pool is said to be home to a malicious mermaid named Jenny Greenteeth.