The twists and turns of this serpentine maze are over 170 years old.

One of the oldest trees in Britain may have been witness to some of the country's formative moments.

This beautiful example of Victorian engineering is the oldest water-balanced funicular anywhere in the world.

Built by the patron saint of illusionists this Elizabethan manor house is riddled with secret cubbies for hiding priests.

Deep in the countryside lie the remains of one of the grandest Roman dwellings in Britain.

You can spend the night in Dr. Frank-N-Furter's castle.

In 1943 the British military took control of this village, telling residents they had to leave temporarily. The villagers were never allowed to return.

The fences outside some of South London's estates are made from recycled World War II stretchers.

A circle stone within a stone circle.

This logic-defying 16th-century Tudor manor still stands to the delight and astonishment of onlookers.

A gorge full of caverns where early humans lived alongside cave hyenas, giant mammoths and wooly rhinoceroses.

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

The oldest residential street in Europe also features an optical illusion.

This tiny little pool is said to be home to a malicious mermaid named Jenny Greenteeth.

This magical museum celebrates the life and work of a seminal children's book writer (and occasional spy).

Puzzles within puzzles hide a golden treasure in this hedge maze.

Eyam took steps to quarantine themselves and keep the plague from spreading.

This Gothic Revival castle used as a shooting location for "The Secret Garden" and other films.

In Twickenham sits a small whitewashed castle that inspired Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein.'

The sculpture is made of more than 100,000 knives collected to raise awareness about violence.

Although it appears ancient and mysterious, the quirky folly was actually built 200 years ago by an eccentric estate owner.

The last occupied troglodyte dwellings in England weren't abandoned until the 1960s.

Stonehenge has nothing on Castlerigg’s views.

One of the largest sculpture collections in the U.K. features history's greats, from Bob Dylan to Galileo, in bronze.