The metal frame is all that's left of a wicker sculpture which once towered over the M5 motorway.

The unusual stilted beacon is the town's only active lighthouse.

Standing atop Wellington Hill is the world's tallest three-sided obelisk.

These stones mark 200 years of friendship between Britain and France following the Napoleonic Wars.

Overlooking the spot where the Pilgrims boarded the Mayflower stands Devon's answer to the Colossus of Rhodes.

This once-controversial and slightly confusing statue of Achilles was built out of captured cannons.

A plaque claims this artwork outside a children's hospital was used in the 1998 Quidditch World Cup.

This monumental gateway marks the northern edge of Brighton and is a welcome sign to all visitors to the seaside city.

The Great Fire of London and the regulation of one-way streets both started in this alley.

The English Civil War began right here in 1642.

This striking observation tower shaped like a spinnaker sail is the newest icon in historic Portsmouth.

The remnants of this unusual bridge await an uncertain fate.

This public pool is one of the last remaining lidos of the countless built in the 1930's as public works projects in the United Kingdom.

This craggy boulder is fabled to be either a druidic relic or Satan's stumbling block.

A well for a well, this anachronistically Indian-styled water pit was built in its small town home in gratitude for a similar favor.

A historic, reportedly haunted pub that provided inspiration for several famous adventure novels.

Soak up some local history in this restored Edwardian era swimming pool.

All unmarked mute swans on the Thames are owned by the Queen per a tradition that began in the 12th century.

This breathtakingly beautiful botanical garden is home to a mob of wonderful wallabies.

A half-mile-long stretch of medieval forts built after a devastating pirate attack persists amid the modern port city.

Inside this church is an obscure piece of art carved by the famous Alice Liddell.

The medieval woodcut-style artwork chronicles life in medieval London.

The spot where three Protestant clergymen were burned at the stake during the reign of "Bloody Mary."

A motley, fantastical agglomeration of unlikely houseboats along the Shoreham-by-Sea riverbank.