The site of the notorious Great Train Robbery of £2.6 million, one of the biggest heists in English history.

Model aircraft soar over 360-degree views of the countryside at the start of England's oldest road.

This windmill is believed to be the oldest in the British Isles.

You can climb to the top of the column built to honor the "father of British inland navigation."

A relic of medieval punishment marks the center of this quintessential English village.

A mysterious bridge over a sunken Roman road.

"The Most Wonderful Wonder that ever appeared to the Wonder of the British Nation."

This early Norman castle was the first historical monument protected by an act of Parliament.

The incredible private taxidermy collection of an eccentric zoologist.

Human-made caves excavated to hide a secret society of wealthy pagans.

The wooden grave marker of a railroad worker who died in a freak whirlwind.

This unique, full-sized copy of the Bayeux Tapestry sports a few modern additions, including underwear.

In an isolated field near a dilapidated barn stands this chilling portrayal of the plight of the Nuba peoples of Sudan.

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

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

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

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

Hidden in plain sight, this creepy sculpture watches from above.

Home to the most complete dodo remains known - one head, and one foot.

The names Lúthien and Beren can be found inscribed on the shared grave of the famous writer and his beloved wife and muse.

Rare and wonderfully wormy cadaver art captured in brass for centuries.

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

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

A petite castle folly in the English countryside.