A memorial for public executions that dates back to the 14th century.

Order bagels and lox from an iconic Jewish delicatessen with nearly a century of history behind it.

An impromptu shrine appeared shortly after beloved "Torchwood" character Ianto Jones was killed off the show.

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

A charming 17th-century alley is lined with secondhand bookstores and antiquarian shops.

An easily overlooked stretch of ornate window fronts and gaslight lamps that could be right from the pages of Dickens.

This coffee shop lies hidden beneath a historic church.

England's most famous front door has an accidental doppelganger.

The Tudor-style cottage in the middle of the square is not quite what it seems.

The John Snow Memorial marks the epicenter of London's 1854 cholera epidemic.

Bronze sculpture celebrating the relationship between Churchill and Roosevelt.

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

William Smith's iconic "map that changed the world" is hidden behind a curtain in the Geological Society building.

At the top of the hour, figures of the London department store's two co-founders emerge and bow to each other.

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

In addition to escorting prospective couples to and from ballrooms, this lane was also a place for gentlemen to settle scores.

This mysterious and unique painting is filled with symbolism.

This small collection of rare books was uniquely locked up for safe keeping.

Perhaps the only prehistoric monument with its very own public bus stop.

A open air theatre built on a cliff by an eccentric British woman.

A medieval quay that was the Mayflower's final port of call before sailing for America.

A island reachable by a causeway at low tide is possibly one of the earliest Western European locations to be identified in text.

This restaurant's specialty is "a major enigma for food historians."

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