Hear the quietest sound from across the dome.

The world's only managed flock of mute swans was established as a factory for monk meat but is now an adorable sanctuary.

These ancient sunken lanes were naturally tunneled into the soft ground by countless footsteps.

With lush plants and flowers, huge trees, ponds, and hidden monuments, this place feels a bit like discovering Narnia.

Eighteenth-century home, where Herschel discovered the planet Uranus.

This picturesque horseshoe weir was first built in the 1600s to prevent flooding in the town of Bath.

This restaurant's specialty is "a major enigma for food historians."

In addition to escorting prospective couples to and from ballrooms, this lane was also a place for gentlemen to settle scores.

One of the world's smallest prisons boasts just two small cells.

The first island in the world designated a light-pollution-free astronomical observation point.

This tangled English forest looks like something right out of a fairytale.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

Seat of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire for centuries.

Ruined 11th century abbey built by King David I in Edinburgh, Scotland.

This collection of Neolithic monuments make up one of The U.K.'s richest archeological landscapes.

An 800-year-old island castle in Guernsey's main harbor.

An intricately decorated tiny place of worship.

A preserved oasis with traditional Andalusian-style architecture and beautiful views of the Nile.

Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.

This inn of the court provides a fascinating window into London’s legal and architectural history.

The remains of Crystal Palace Great Exhibition of 1851.

An easily overlooked stretch of ornate window fronts and gaslight lamps that could be right from the pages of Dickens.

A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.