Museum celebrating the history of computers, especially their role in codebreaking.

Home to Alan Turing, the cracking of the Enigma code, and Captain Ridley's shooting party.

This bridge is the first to be made entirely from iron, but designed like it was still made of wood.

The longest and tallest aqueduct in Britain can actually be sailed across.

These precariously placed ruins harken back to a 13th-century castle.

A large collection of steam engines, organs, and fairground attractions.

The handiwork of a underdog clockmaker who solved an impossible problem for an Empire, and forever revolutionized seafaring.

Tucked away in the Tower of London is the weapon once used to execute high-profile prisoners.

This purpose-built dinosaur museum is shaped like a pterodactyl and holds fossils that were found in its very village.

A popular day's outing in Bovington consists of watching military tank driving practice.

This historic home of the author of Lawrence of Arabia, has a history of literary celebrities and monogrammed sleeping bags.

In 1943 the British military took control of this village, telling residents they had to leave temporarily. The villagers were never allowed to return.

How did this lovely seaside English village come by such an unusual name?

Home to the most complete dodo remains known - one head, and one foot.

Ancient Egyptian wigs, South American feather headdresses, a bounty of anthropological artifacts in Oxford.

One of these two land speed record-breaking vehicles went so fast it shattered the sound barrier.

The bombed out remains of the old church were kept intact next to the new one, as a reminder of the futility of war.

This ruined medieval castle was the scene of Lord Robert Dudley’s seductive reception for Queen Elizabeth I.

This medieval manor house was equipped with secret compartments for hiding priests.

A miniature village mimics the surrounding buildings so well it includes itself.

This Roman relic was discovered in Scotland by a mudlarking ferryman.

Tiny effigies of the victims of Edinburgh's famous Anatomy Murders.

The colorful stairs are made with marble from the world's major quarries.

Near the former site of numerous witch burnings, this lavish Edinburgh mainstay pays homage to Scotland's brutal history.