These ruins of Francis Bacon's once-magnificent manor are hidden in the English countryside.

This memorial to the thousands of Indian dead during WWI was callously used for target practice during WWII.

The oldest of the three remaining bridges in England with buildings on top of them.

This memorial to World War II's fallen airmen shows us the movements of the stars that once guided them.

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

A quaint hamlet of nine cottages around a small green near Blaise castle.

The centuries-old obelisk may have inspired J. R. R. Tolkien.

An enormous alien invades Woking, England, as an homage to the H.G. Wells classic 'The War of the Worlds.'

The red letters in the literary pavement leading to the library form a mysterious code.

Banksy's image of a naked man dangling from the window of a sex health clinic.

An engraved stone in a village church claims to be the grave of a minuscule folk legend.

Legend has it the famous Robin Hood would attend mass at this 12th-century Cistercian abbey in Sherwood Forrest.

This battery powered bell has been ringing since 1840 and is one of the worlds longest running science experiments.

In an arboretum with hundreds of memorials to the fallen, this one might be the most poignant.

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

This 11th century tower is said to be the oldest building in Oxford.

Vast fan-shaped British cemetery honouring American servicemen lost in World War II.

The fantastic charm of England's oldest botanical garden has made it a place of writerly inspiration for centuries.

This picturesque horseshoe weir was first built in the 1600s to prevent flooding in the town of Bath.

A striking 500-year-old mansion provides an unexpectedly sublime home for live deer and a menagerie of exotic stuffed animals.

Constructed from recycled wrought iron railroad tracks, it's been described as the most beautiful seaside pier in England.

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

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

At just 25 inches at its narrowest point, it's one of the tightest streets in the world.