One of the oldest and certainly best preserved Cistercian abbeys still in existence.

Fascinating town where normal life interfaces with the occult.

A naturally mummified 2,000-year-old man.

A book bound in the skin of an infamous criminal, along with countless other specimens.

Giant, friendly pelicans in Central London, the most unlikely of places.

A collection of comics, graphic novels, animation and caricatures devoted to exploring this often overlooked art form.

Dictionary Johnson’s favorite feline.

Abstract dinosaur models in London.

This massive collection of British military artifacts includes the heartbreaking personal letters of the men in the trenches of WWI.

Repository for more than 22 million pickled specimens.

England's oldest surviving hedge maze has been confusing visitors for over 300 years.

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

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

Scattered throughout London are ancient remnants of the city's former bounding wall.

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

Mysteriously stacked storefront paths give this medieval British town an iconic style like none other.

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

A cluttered and astounding collection of antiquities and curiosities.

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

Rebuilt remains of a temple to Roman god Mithras.

The quaint little store that is said to have inspired a famous Dickens novel was only given its name after the book was released.

Hear the quietest sound from across the dome.

The curios of pharmacist and collector Henry Wellcome.

The gloomy ruins that inspired Bram Stoker to bring Dracula to life.