Seemingly straight out of a fairy tale, a steel chair sits on a tiny island only accessible by stepping stones.

One of the last doorless, continuously moving elevators still in use in the U.K.

Cemetery established by the Victorians as a solution to the overflowing graveyards.

Located behind the Riverside Pub is a nautical fantasy from one of the area's renowned street artists.

This house was home to a succession of park keepers for more than 90 years, but in all that time, it never had a toilet.

There's a labyrinth of medieval chambers hidden deep below a 15th-century pub.

A labyrinthine underworld of tunnels and caverns hides beneath the city.

These 90-year-old murals of local kings, Vikings, and outlaws hide in plain sight in a beautifully baroque shopping arcade.

This Victorian marvel of engineering and artistic prowess is nicknamed the "Cathedral of Steam."

A 13th-century inn where the ill-fated King Charles I spent his last night of freedom.

England’s ancient oak tree has such an impressive girth, people have been hosting parties within the hollow trunk for centuries.

Legend says this demonic carving inside a medieval cathedral was one of Satan's minions.

A secret meeting in this small cottage changed the course of British history.

This 1913 single-screen cinema is a charming survivor in the age of the multiplex.

This English medieval castle is where King John died of dysentery.

One of the earliest large-scale "hyper" roofs in the U.K. is now a derelict roadside attraction.

This Bronze Age burial mound used to be called "Robin Hood’s Piss-Pot" until it was renamed by spoilsport Victorians.

A hidden path at the National Theatre lets you look behind the scenes of the latest productions.

Sculptor Antony Gormley used chaos theory and fractal growth to design his tallest creation.

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

A collection of machines designed to break things for science.

This beautiful Victorian ironwork masterpiece was built to keep London from smelling like poop.

One of England's most famous churches hides a pair of little known architectural treasures.

A clumsy-looking flying locomotive rusts within sight of a busy rail station.