The whimsical twist of this spire was either caused by the Devil, an unexpected virgin, or lead.

A seaside town with no sea in sight.

A gorge full of caverns where early humans lived alongside cave hyenas, giant mammoths and wooly rhinoceroses.

This English medieval castle is where King John died of dysentery.

A well preserved remnant of the English Civil War.

Exquisite carvings of leaves, Green Men, and the occasional dragon adorn a medieval chapter house.

The ancestral home of beloved English poet Lord Byron has a bizarre history.

Inspired by a dream, a hermit carved out a home in this sandstone bank to live a life of contemplation and prayer.

The bizarre headgear looks like it was made for a fool, not a king.

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

A kaleidoscopic warehouse-maze of handmade neon signs.

A giant wooden soda bottle pays homage to a distinctly British drink on the very spot where it was invented.

Dating back almost 400 years, the oldest public collection library in the United Kingdom was once the study hall of Karl Marx.

A Victorian Gothic masterpiece housing a world-class collection of rare books and manuscripts.

Pyramid shaped monument with a tall tale attached.

Gutted during the Liverpool Blitz, this architectural husk has been left destroyed in honor of the dead.

The Liverpool street made famous by the Beatles is real.

The quiet field that inspired one of the most famous songs of all time.

A spooky juxtaposition of caves and graves gives this legend-filled cemetery a particularly haunting vibe.

A striking 500-year-old mansion provides an unexpectedly sublime home for live deer and a menagerie of exotic stuffed animals.

This unchanged Victorian park is rumored to have been the inspiration behind Peter Pan's Neverland.

A labyrinthine underworld of tunnels and caverns hides beneath the city.

A collection of early 19th century trams set in a reconstructed period village.

The oldest inn in England served brew to the crusaders.