An incredibly well-preserved piece of ninth-century Viking poop.

This British museum hopes to take the taboo out of poo.

This innovative steam machine was no doubt the most famous of the pioneer locomotives.

This abandoned gun tower was built to defend the River Thames from a French naval attack.

A vintage penny arcade hidden in the back of a fun fair-themed bar.

The metal frame is all that's left of a wicker sculpture which once towered over the M5 motorway.

A museum in south England celebrates the amphibious vehicles that cruise on a cushion of air.

The remains of the wrecked steam trawler can be found on the beach at low tide.

This unique bridge curls up like a caterpillar to let boats pass and then unfurls again to span a small canal.

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

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

This natural history collection contains the bones of a circus elephant that seem to be chasing a whale skeleton.

This Scottish castle has witnessed clan rivalries, Jacobite uprisings, whisky smuggling, and more.

This colossal war machine is now a living museum dedicated to underwater warfare.

A hill carving of the legendary dragon that terrorized the village of Bures in the Middle Ages.

Peek inside restored planes at this off-the-beaten-path collection of aviation archaeology.

All that remains of the fishing-vessel-turned-warship is its weathered hull.

This knockout museum lies in a sleepy corner of London.

A museum in England’s Lake District dedicated to the trusty pencil wants you to know the story of their World War II spy pencils.

In an isolated field near a dilapidated barn stands this chilling portrayal of the plight of the Nuba peoples of Sudan.

A bronze tribute to the wildly popular video game from the '90s.

The wreckage of an old coastal trading vessel is only visible at low tide.

A rotting air force base is now home to rare birds and scarce plants.

An 18th-century lighthouse built on a 16th-century castle is now a monument to the maritime beacons of Scotland.