London's Victorian Tower of Babel.

In the U.K., a historic workhouse shines a light on the early, harsh treatment of the poor.

The house where Charles Darwin's grandfather formed many of his influential ideas and inventions.

A little piece of Oxford's overlooked industrial heritage.

Britain's answer to the NSA is based out of this deliciously-named circular headquarters.

One of the oldest amusement rides in existence was a huge disappointment to its creator.

The shop where the girl who inspired the beloved character once bought sweets is now a book-themed commercial curiosity.

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

The bombed out remains of the old church were kept intact next to the new one, as a reminder of the futility of war.

The rotting skeleton of a shoreside fun fair that was destroyed by fire and storms still haunts the Brighton ocean view.

This sculpture is an instrument played by the swell of the seas.

One of the few standing Roman lighthouses and a labyrinth of tunnels are a couple of the secrets at this historic castle.

This massive collection of British military artifacts includes the heartbreaking personal letters of the men in the trenches of WWI.

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

An Oxford museum where visitors can have tea with the Mad Hatter and climb through the wardrobe to a fantasy land.

The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.

A real-life Professor Snape once taught in this Welsh university building, which students of course nicknamed “Hogwarts.”

This slice of 1960s Danish modernism does not conform to the Oxford college stereotypes.

A petite castle folly in the English countryside.

This medieval sanctuary's tree-framed door looks like a portal to a mythical realm.

Puzzles within puzzles hide a golden treasure in this hedge maze.

A miniature village mimics the surrounding buildings so well it includes itself.

This trio of neolithic stone monuments are fabled to be a king and his knights that were petrified by a witch.

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