This unusual geoglyph was built as a warning so low-flying aircraft wouldn't scare the zoo animals.

A historic Georgian building and warm springs.

This tiny traditional smokehouse is the only one left in this historic fishing port.

For over 500 years this timbered alms house has provided a home for elderly residents of Coventry.

A steep and winding road in the Yorkshire Dales passes by these deep natural potholes.

In the ruins of Glastonbury Abbey lies the alleged resting place of the legendary king.

An octagonal folly tower overlooking the sea.

These official units of measurement—including chains and perches—lie hidden beneath tourists' feet in a popular London hub.

The remnants of a depressing public toilet are now a hub of ever evolving street art.

A whimsical cottage from the 1300s with a preserved Victorian-era post office inside.

Be on the lookout for the symbolic insect all over the city.

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

A quirky "castle" formerly belonging to a famous British inventor.

Preserved baths in a Victorian-era spa town frequented by the most famous people of its day.

The medieval-looking hammer beam teak roof may be a Victorian vanity, but it's still absolutely magnificent.

This picturesque horseshoe weir was first built in the 1600s to prevent flooding in the town of Bath.

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

These 20-foot jaw bones honor a time when the leviathan bones were a sign that whalers survived the hunt.

A long, winding trek rewards you with a gorge so captivating it inspired a painting in the Tate.

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.

Every hour on the hour a naked heroine and her leering foil appear from this giant cuckoo clock.

A theatre built to house the rowdy Oxford graduation ceremonies became the stage for a debate about God's existence.

The alleged birthplace of Lady Jane Grey, who was executed at age 16 for claiming the throne of England.

This home of a taxidermy hoarder is among the grandest and most singular of historic English estates.