Hidden in plain sight, this creepy sculpture watches from above.

The beautiful non-repeating pattern honors the Oxford professor who discovered it.

A little piece of Oxford's overlooked industrial heritage.

A letterbox installed specifically for the first editor of the Oxford English Dictionary.

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.

A hidden plaque is the only reminder of the lost palace where two storied English kings were born.

The names Lúthien and Beren can be found inscribed on the shared grave of the famous writer and his beloved wife and muse.

Legend says this public grazing area hasn't been plowed for thousands of years.

Britain's answer to the NSA is based out of this deliciously-named circular headquarters.

Every year locals tumble 650 feet down to the bottom of the hill chasing a Double Gloucester cheese.

This fantastic museum honors Gloucester waterway heritage.

This hilarious English intersection is an automotive whirlpool.

The granddaddy of English geoglyphs dates back to the late Bronze Age.

This iconic high-rise residential block was one of the last to be built in the Brutalist style.

After nearly 60 years, there's still a bear at Paddington Station looking for help.

Thrilling and delicious complement to any dining experience.

This stone obelisk is a relic of the 17th-century Swedish mile markers.

Celebrating the Swedish ship used in the first Arctic expedition to navigate through the Northeast Passage.

This statue in Plaza San Francisco commemorates a beloved figure from 1950s Havana.

The stunningly blue waters of these beautiful caves also have a violent past.

A desert that rolls right up to the ocean, where it's so dry animals live off the fog.

The small peaceful island off the Venice tourist circuit is where the city began more than 1,500 years ago.

Stare out over the lagoon and beyond from this 10th-century campanile on the island where the city of Venice began.

According to tradition this is the oldest church in Venice, but its actual age is a mystery.