Cliffs full of fossils at the portal to England's Jurassic Coast.

In 1943 the British military took control of this village, telling residents they had to leave temporarily. The villagers were never allowed to return.

This historic home of the author of Lawrence of Arabia, has a history of literary celebrities and monogrammed sleeping bags.

A popular day's outing in Bovington consists of watching military tank driving practice.

Giant naked man on a hillside.

Before 1993, this historic-looking village—King Charles III's pet project—didn’t exist at all.

The scene of the United Kingdom's most famous UFO incident, dubbed the "British Roswell."

A legendary ghostly hound supposedly left dark marks on a place of worship.

Unusual British home built to disguise a water tower.

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

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

This one has sailed five times as far as Sir Francis Drake's famous ship.

This unassuming building produced some of the world's most famous bells.

The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.

The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.

Historic cuisine meets fine dining in a hotel-restaurant overlooking Hyde Park.

This unique bridge curls up like a caterpillar to let boats pass and then unfurls again to span a small canal.

London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.

This once-controversial and slightly confusing statue of Achilles was built out of captured cannons.

A statue marks the exact spot where The Boy Who Never Grows Up made his first literary appearance.

This pub was 238 years old when it decided to revamp its image: It started serving Thai food.

A relic from one of London's worst 19th-century slums.

Behind one of the world's most impenetrable vaults is a massive collection of retail silver.

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the Harry Potter films.