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

The remains of an ancient Roman teenager are memorialized at the base of a modern London landmark.

There are hundreds of secret WWII bases hidden in British forests. Built to fight a Nazi invasion, they remained unknown for decades.

A small village in two different countries.

The Metropolitan Police refurbished the blue box (perhaps not coincidentally) the same year "Doctor Who" returned to TV screens.

London's only public statue of the much-married monarch adorns the gate to St Bartholomew’s Hospital.

The unusual clock on this 18th-century market building has an extra minute hand for "Bristol time."

This stretch of the River Severn where large waves flow against the current is the birthplace of river surfing.

The London pub overlooks where the Mayflower was moored before setting sail for the New World.

Carved initials which are nearly 500 years old preserve the deposed Queen's presence at Hampton Court Palace.

The control tower at the historic weapons range is now available as a highly unusual vacation rental.

All that remains of the only English cathedral destroyed in the Protestant Reformation.

A memorial to the politician who became Great Britain's first fatality to be caused by a locomotive.

At just 51 feet and 10 inches long, it's the shortest street in England.

The "shampooer of kings" who opened London's first curry cafe was a celebrity in the 19th century, but is all but forgotten now.

The small bright red pillar survived the 1996 Manchester bombing virtually unscathed.

The world's largest grapevine has produced a delicious harvest at Hampton Court Palace for almost 250 years.

At just 25 inches at its narrowest point, it's one of the tightest streets in the world.

A 4,000-year-old burial site hides behind a roadside Burger King.

19th-century scientists would make the pilgrimage here to verify the precision of their measuring sticks.

A rare wooden coffin set vertically into the Gothic arch of an ruined church.

Western Europe's only representation of a Roman goddess still in its original location sits in an unassuming park.

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

A half-mile-long stretch of medieval forts built after a devastating pirate attack persists amid the modern port city.