J.R.R Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and other "Inklings" met at the Oxford pub to discuss the now legendary fantasy stories they were writing.

Over a thousand musical instruments are on display, from bagpipes and harpsichords to drums and the sinuous serpent.

Once one of the largest rooms full of books in the world, this bookstore basement is still a treat for bibliophiles.

Used as an example in one of the first dictionary entries for "museum" in 1706.

This bookstore serves recipes from the cookbooks on sale.

Built by the patron saint of illusionists this Elizabethan manor house is riddled with secret cubbies for hiding priests.

This beautiful deer park was built so King Charles I and his court could go hunting while escaping a deadly plague outbreak.

Man-made cave with enigmatic carvings, some say made by the Knights Templar themselves.

Deep in the countryside lie the remains of one of the grandest Roman dwellings in Britain.

One of the world's oldest trees comes with a Welsh legend intertwining it with a spirit prophesying death.

The pretty iron lamp is a reminder of the architecture underneath London's streets.

The ornate structure is part of a building boasting more marble than the Vatican.

A labyrinthine underworld of tunnels and caverns hides beneath the city.

This dreamy street will transport you to wintertime in Victorian England.

Long-secret natural history museum, featuring the skull of a "Terror Bird."

These legendary stone steps were once used to haul coffins up the rockface.

A historic cave in Scotland once served as a hiding place for a famous Covenanter.

This pump on the bad side of Victorian London betrayed a horrifying revelation about the water supply.

The world's largest prehistoric copper mine had 30,000 animal bones scattered throughout the maze of passageways.

The main gates have been locked since 1745 and will remain so until the Stuart Dynasty returns to the throne.

This strange moor has a song written about it, Bronze Age carvings, and an alien sighting.

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

Early Medieval stones sit on display at the beautiful Govan Old Church in Glasgow.

The Tudor-style cottage in the middle of the square is not quite what it seems.