Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.

Hear the quietest sound from across the dome.

A collection dedicated to the treatment of disease, held in London's oldest hospital.

An unusual round church in London with a Templar past.

This ancient Egyptian obelisk still bears the wounds of World War I.

London's smallest police station is barely the size of a phone booth.

One of the oldest libraries in England, and one of the last of the great medieval chained collections.

The ancestral home of beloved English poet Lord Byron has a bizarre history.

This romantic, decaying 13th-century ruin on the edge of Sherwood Forest is reputedly one of England's most haunted places.

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

It's believed King John of England stayed at this 13th-century castle before riding off to sign the Magna Carta.

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

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

This plaque remembers a grave mistake that led to one local woman being buried alive.

This astronomical clock is the second oldest in England.

An intriguing three-sided folly is a testament to one man's devotion to Catholicism and the number three.

You can climb to the top of the column built to honor the "father of British inland navigation."

The alleged birthplace of Lady Jane Grey, who was executed at age 16 for claiming the throne of England.

Under a church hides a forgotten 13th-century ossuary containing the remains of around 2,500 people.

This windmill is believed to be the oldest in the British Isles.

Human-made caves excavated to hide a secret society of wealthy pagans.

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

Museum about life, death, and cannibalism in the Stone Age.

The enormous earthwork sculpture honors the ponies that lived and worked in the old colliery.