This section of the Kennet and Avon Canal has been designated the same level of heritage protection as Stonehenge.

Legend says the people of Wiltshire got their "Moonraker" nickname from this small pond.

The plaques around this 19th-century structure recall some rather strange tales.

This ancient fort overlooks the site of a disastrous retreat from the English Civil War.

Gothic tower mentioned in Thomas Hardy poem "The Channel Firing."

Historic church where a number of Shakespeare's actors are buried.

Discovered on a shipwreck after more than 400 years, this Renaissance ratter tells a very waggly tale.

This striking observation tower shaped like a spinnaker sail is the newest icon in historic Portsmouth.

A picturesque garden with a surprising past.

Hauled from the water's depths, Henry VIII's flagship is preserved in this capsule-shaped museum.

These Egyptian statues have survived for 3,400 years and were an acoustic wonder of the ancient world.

This historic home of the author of Lawrence of Arabia, has a history of literary celebrities and monogrammed sleeping bags.

This unassuming tree stump reportedly traces its roots to the famous pharaoh queen's reign.

A massive flood devastated this seaside town, causing many to speculate about whether the government had figured out how to influence the weather.

This local celebrity earned his fame by doing a job no one else dared.

An ancient fortification lives on in this Chinese city.

This 16th-century monastery was founded to cloister the daughters of wealthy local families.

This multicolored meandering masterpiece is Britain's longest bench.

Although resembling a grand Buddhist temple, this structure is actually the largest mosque in China.

This 700-year-old storehouse was a POW jail, aviation workshop, and Titanic memorial before becoming a brewpub.

Now a memorial to merchant sailors and Titanic victims, this medieval church was destroyed by bombing raids in 1940.

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

The world's oldest operational public pier railway has shuttled seagoing commuters from ship to shore since 1909.

How did this lovely seaside English village come by such an unusual name?