The granddaddy of English geoglyphs dates back to the late Bronze Age.

A 26-foot shark sculpture—a statement about bombs—set off a municipal battle royale.

An extraordinary collection of scientific instruments - and Einstein's chalkboard - inside the world's oldest purpose built museum building.

Used as an example in one of the first dictionary entries for "museum" in 1706.

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.

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.

A perfectly running 230-year-old silver automaton and music box.

This charming English house was once the home of England's most famous poet.

The National Railway Museum in York is the largest railway museum in the world, attracting almost 1 million visitors per year.

One of the oldest and certainly best preserved Cistercian abbeys still in existence.

Seat of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire for centuries.

Each year a new straw behemoth is born.

A hundred copies of Antony Gormley's naked body stare out across the water.

Mysteriously stacked storefront paths give this medieval British town an iconic style like none other.

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

Real bones which are said to have belonged to a Polish dragon.

A unique seaside cave where Aleister Crowley faked his own death.

Elaborately carved to showcase the glorious wealth that the age of exploration brought to the Portuguese empire.

This Industrial Age architectural and engineering gem helps visitors and residents alike traverse Lisbon, “The City of Seven Hills.”

A king's pet, a pope's gift, an artist's inspiration, and a tragic shipwreck.

This bronze boar's snout has been rubbed to a golden sheen by visitors seeking good fortune.

The only visible reminders of an elaborate engineering project that kept the tower from reaching the tipping point.

A 17th-century mosque that was used for war more than worship.