Known as the "Fat Man of Maldon," Bright was a larger-than-life figure.

A magnificent menagerie of oddities, including taxidermy cryptids.

A story of cutlasses carelessly carving a celibate centenarian's cemetery stone.

This octagonal cottage is the smallest and the oldest council house in the United Kingdom.

Near this allegedly haunted pub, you can find strong spirits on the rocks.

This 400-year-old house tells a tale of witchcraft and woodwork.

It's believed Matilda Fitzwalter's life was the basis for the famed literary figure.

The history of this famed tree ranges from an 18th-century highway robber, to the Scout Association.

Legend has it that seven Anglo-Saxon kings were coronated on this stone, located in the appropriately-named town of Kingston.

A domino effect created with Britain’s iconic telephone boxes.

This sculpture, residing in a quiet corner of a London park, honors the victims of 9/11.

This East End pub gained notoriety as the site where gangster Ronnie Kray publicly shot a rival.

It celebrates a very stinky task and salutes London's fatberg-vanquishing team.

This unassuming building produced some of the world's most famous bells.

A discarded movie prop that was the original monolith for "2001: A Space Odyssey."

An architectural oddity hides in plain sight on this iconic London bridge.

These wire animal sculptures commemorate the exotic inhabitants that once called the Tower of London home.

The ritual has been performed uninterrupted for nearly 700 years.

This may be the last of London's wooden pavements, which were once a common sight in the city.

On the eve of a condemned prisoner's death, this bell rang 12 times outside their cell.

This ancient oak plays host to carvings of magical elves, gnomes, witches, and other creatures prominent in local folklore.

This pub was 238 years old when it decided to revamp its image: It started serving Thai food.

London's first edible insect farm offers facility tours and cooking classes.

Above an abandoned Underground station, this charming bookstore is home to strange antiquities and literary works.