After mysteriously refusing to surrender at the end of World War II this sunken submarine was only salvaged in a search for Nazi gold.

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

A bronze bust commemorates the heroism of the secret agents who led covert operations against the Nazis.

In the ruins of Glastonbury Abbey lies the alleged resting place of the legendary king.

This ruin in a suburban park may be the place where Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" was first performed.

The photographs of "fairies" that fooled much of the world (including the creator of Sherlock Homes) were taken at this English stream.

Every year locals tumble 650 feet down to the bottom of the hill chasing a Double Gloucester cheese.

A 19th-century funicular railway shuttles visitors up this surprising sea cliff to one of the world's largest camera obscuras.

The world’s only museum dedicated to baked beans.

This surreal art house looks like a geometric version of a small chapel.

The National Railway Museum in York is the largest railway museum in the world, attracting almost 1 million visitors per year.

Floating pink tap installed for a flower show in London.

One of the shortest streets in York has an especially odd name.

A tiny, hidden alleyway dedicated to the father of meteorology.

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

This 2,000-year-old tree inspired the nursery rhyme "Rock-a-bye Baby."

Britain’s longest ancient monument, this great 8th century earthwork was built to mark the boundary between what would become England and Wales.

Part museum, part piece of Arthurian-inspired history, this stately hall attracts King Arthur fans from miles away.

A 19th-century time capsule of travel, fiction, and historic texts still available to the public.

This Shetland Islands bus shelter may be small, but it squeezes in a couch, a desk, some art, and even an old telly.

Unusual British home built to disguise a water tower.

England's steepest street has such a drastic incline that locals tie their parked cars to lampposts when it gets icy.

The last of the 19th-century booze-free bars has been slinging teetotal tonics for over a century.

The world's smallest movie theater runs on solar power—an attraction in itself.