One of the oldest scientific gardens in Britain, containing more than 13,302 plant species in its core collection.

A vast overgrown cemetery, once known as one of London's "Magnificent Seven."

The curios of pharmacist and collector Henry Wellcome.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

A 1,215-foot tunnel transports pedestrians beneath the River Thames.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

Each spring this woodland floor is carpeted with purplish flowers as far as the eye can see.

A folly built to satisfy a gentleman's bet that he could drive his horses through the eye of a needle.

East London art gallery showcasing contemporary art from Europe's Eastern Bloc.

The bombed out remains of the old church were kept intact next to the new one, as a reminder of the futility of war.

A giant wooden soda bottle pays homage to a distinctly British drink on the very spot where it was invented.

A reportedly haunted 14th century church is curiously facing the “wrong direction.”

Numberless clock creates a meal of time for the dreaded, insectile Chronophage.

Huge concrete structures designed as an early warning system for Britain to detect enemy aircraft.

Shakespeare, David Bowie, Dr. Who, the Saxons, Druids and Romans are all claimed to have all made their mark on these massive man made tunnels.

Model aircraft soar over 360-degree views of the countryside at the start of England's oldest road.

Museum celebrating the history of computers, especially their role in codebreaking.

Home to Alan Turing, the cracking of the Enigma code, and Captain Ridley's shooting party.

Chemical fertilizer in agriculture's origin story begins here.

The first peace pagoda to be constructed in the Western world sits next to a small English lake.

Winding paths and ramshackle mausoleums in the oldest "park cemetery" in London.

A monument to the thrice mayor of London who according to lore made his fortune by selling his rat-chasing cat.

London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.

This secluded walkway overlooks a magnificently wild London green space.