Children's hospital in London that operates on royalties received from Peter Pan, which J.M. Barrie signed over in 1929.

A museum wholly devoted to juvenescence.

This luxury shopping lane has been protected by its own tiny police force for over a century.

After nearly 60 years, there's still a bear at Paddington Station looking for help.

Pop culture has helped to keep this iconic British building from being destroyed.

A historic arboretum and non-conformist, non-denominational park cemetery.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

Catacombs turned marketplace.

The oldest working mechanical clock in the world.

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

A 16th-century fountain marks the site of a lost medieval cemetery once filled with mass graves.

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

Created as a punny statement about genetic engineering this monstrous hybrid statue has become a beloved icon.

The highest peak in all of England is plagued by dangerously fickle climate shifts.

One of Bristol's best-hidden gems has ties to Lord Byron, whence it became the nation's first reformatory school for girls.

A 142-foot-tall Q-tip on Bristol's skyline.

A medieval replica of King Arthur's legendary table, the Round Table hanging in Winchester Castle was decorated by Henry VIII.

A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.

The whimsical twist of this spire was either caused by the Devil, an unexpected virgin, or lead.

The near loss of the stately fireplaces at this medieval castle spawned some of Britain's most crucial historic preservation laws.

A real-life Professor Snape once taught in this Welsh university building, which students of course nicknamed “Hogwarts.”

Locals call it the "Give Peas a Chance" bridge because of its distinct graffiti.

This hidden green space is the city's second largest conservatory.

These ancient sunken lanes were naturally tunneled into the soft ground by countless footsteps.