One of Europe's oldest libraries.

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.

An Oxford museum where visitors can have tea with the Mad Hatter and climb through the wardrobe to a fantasy land.

An ancient woodland that inspired a young J.R.R. Tolkien.

A hidden gem in the middle of the city's infamous Jewelry Quarter.

Aliens and monsters lurk inside this museum dedicated to one man's lifelong adoration of all things sci-fi.

The decaying ruins of Wales' first asylum for the mentally ill.

The adorable animals return to this nature reserve every fall to give birth to their pups.

The remains of the concrete ship can be seen during low tide.

The sculpture is made of more than 100,000 knives collected to raise awareness about violence.

This abandoned asylum in Wales might look haunted, but it's still beautiful.

This mysterious underground cave in Shropshire dates back to the 18th or 19th century.

What was once England's second-richest abbey is now a haunting ruin.

An abandoned 18th century manse looks like something out of an Indiana Jones movie.

Inside this chapel, Victorian jailers took the separate system to new levels.

The world's first military tank was designed in this English city amid the stalemate of WWI trench warfare.

In an arboretum with hundreds of memorials to the fallen, this one might be the most poignant.

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

Abandoned for over 20 years, this art deco seaside swimming pool is a magnificent waste.

Created hundreds of years ago, the magical follies and landscapes at this park were almost lost to time before being restored.

Following years of secrecy, the hidden history of a World War II site is being brought to light.

The oldest continual pilgrimage site in Britain was supposedly created by a gruesome beheading.

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

A modern English garden of eccentric beasts, follies, and oddities.