An extraordinary library and archive dedicated to the history of the Arctic and Antarctic poles.

The fantastic charm of England's oldest botanical garden has made it a place of writerly inspiration for centuries.

One fisherman has used his love of pebbles and shore to create a crazy garden of rocky art.

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

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

A private selection of curiosities, carefully curated by a young Brighton local.

A majestic mansion designed in Mughalai style, complete with a turquoise onion dome.

Visit the WWII bunker where the British won the battle for the skies.

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

These unique stepping stones hug a river's edge to take hikers on a journey through a limestone gorge.

A historic house devoted to the teachings of a 1700's prophetess and her mysterious box of revelations.

A rare wooden coffin set vertically into the Gothic arch of an ruined church.

These docile dragons are ideal inhabitants for the conservatory greenhouses.

A preserved block of timber buildings from the city's industrial era in the Middle Ages.

This 2,000-year-old tree inspired the nursery rhyme "Rock-a-bye Baby."

This mysterious hilltop collection of Druid carvings isn't quite what it seems.

An open air haven for tropical monkeys in the damp moors of the English country.

Decrepit Victorian public lift is a white-knuckle ride.

A magnificent Victorian garden that brings the charm and style of old-time aristocracy to the 21st century public.

The smallest pub in Britain was once a cabinet of curiosities and it still has the dead cat to prove it.

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

Man-made cave with enigmatic carvings, some say made by the Knights Templar themselves.

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

With lush plants and flowers, huge trees, ponds, and hidden monuments, this place feels a bit like discovering Narnia.