The near loss of the stately fireplaces at this medieval castle spawned some of Britain's most crucial historic preservation laws.

Mysterious chains and iron stakes adorn this strange grave, with no explanation.

Home to Alan Turing, the cracking of the Enigma code, and Captain Ridley's shooting party.

This 17th-century pub once had a hole in its wall so the neighboring blacksmith could easily access beer.

The old tradition of drying laundry on poles in the public green is still guaranteed by Glasgow city law.

Tucked away in the Tower of London is the weapon once used to execute high-profile prisoners.

This 16th-century house tells the city's history through old artifacts and quirky tales.

This tiny 1930s Art Deco airport is a beautiful remnant of a bygone era.

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

Built in the 1300s, this magnificent building that hosted England's kings and queens transports you to the Middle Ages.

Now isolated, this church was once the center of a bustling village that succumbed to the Black Death.

East London art gallery showcasing contemporary art from Europe's Eastern Bloc.

The world’s first museum dedicated to the history of childhood opened in Edinburgh in 1955.

This Victorian graveyard in Leeds is a macabre collection of beautiful tombs and memorials.

A folly built to satisfy a gentleman's bet that he could drive his horses through the eye of a needle.

This enormous secondhand bookstore inside a Victorian train station sparked the "Keep Calm and Carry On" craze.

The beams of the New College, Oxford dining hall come with an amazing story.

This gorgeous space is England's largest independent library outside of London.

A bay of elaborate, historic toilets are held in high esteem at this Scottish dock.

More than a million titles fill the labyrinthine shelves of this prestigious private library.

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

An extraordinary collection of scientific instruments - and Einstein's chalkboard - inside the world's oldest purpose built museum building.

Nestled amid the peaks and lochs of the Scottish Highlands, this inn and pub has played host to outlaws and ghosts.

A tribute to the intrepid explorer and his crew who perished in terrible conditions on an ill-fated expedition to the Arctic.