The eternal resting place of the last highwayman hanged in England.

A mysterious bridge over a sunken Roman road.

Home to one of the tallest church spires in Europe, this historic church once played host to King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn.

A giant roundabout made up of six smaller roundabouts can befuddle the uninitiated.

In a sleepy village in Oxfordshire, the visionary English writer's gravesite attracts a yearly pilgrimage.

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

The home of an eccentric Edwardian gentleman is packed to the rafters with handcrafted items collected over a lifetime.

This centuries-old hotel hides a network of secret cellars and passages once used by smugglers.

A memorial to the nearly 10,000 American soldiers laid to rest on the beaches of Normandy during WWII.

Remains of the artificial harbours invented for the Allied invasion of Normandy can still be seen at sea.

This symbol of the French Revolution still stands where it was first planted during the 18th-century.

This enormous "cloth of the conquest" depicts the Norman invasion of England in mind-blowing detail.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

The birthplace of the ferocious William the Conqueror, this castle is awash in medieval history.

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

The eccentricities of a former lord include painted pigeons of his manor house, a series of pointless plaques, and a folly built simply to peeve the public.

An ornate aviary built during the Victorian trend of collecting exotic birds.

Surreal riveted sea forts once protected the Kent shores from German attack.

No one is sure what to do with this WWII shipwreck that sits at the bottom of the Thames, still loaded with tons of explosives.

Christ's blood preserved in a Belgian town.

These precariously placed ruins harken back to a 13th-century castle.

The remains of a small medieval chapel mark the legendary birthplace of the patron saint of Wales.

Three bridges straddle a stream, one stacked upon the other.

Long before mobile phones or GPS were available, these sentry boxes provided help for motorists in need.