A copy of the brutal decapitation device that predated the French Guillotine by about 200 years.

A creepy tree with a local legend that inspired a nearby theme park ride.

A poignant memorial shows the widows and children left heartbroken by the worst fishing disaster in Scottish history.

The only monument to name all of the passengers and crew who died on the RMS Titanic.

This purpose-built dinosaur museum is shaped like a pterodactyl and holds fossils that were found in its very village.

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

One of the shortest streets in York has an especially odd name.

Museum celebrating the history of computers, especially their role in codebreaking.

This disused Cold War bunker has been restored to all of its early 60s glory.

This giant wooden treehouse within a sprawling garden has its own eatery.

After years of slow decline, a derelict Gothic castle is now being restored to life.

Hauled from the water's depths, Henry VIII's flagship is preserved in this capsule-shaped museum.

The view that inspired the scenes of Dracula's first landing in England.

A museum marks and documents the site of the Titanic's launch.

The nearly 200-year-old folly has a secret spiral staircase hidden in one of its pillars.

The curious and tiny collection contains some very odd objects.

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

A statue of the legendary Celtic warrior queen who fought the Roman invaders stands in one of the cities she once destroyed.

Never actually a tree at all, this spot was the site of London's public hangings for nearly 600 years.

Huge concrete structures designed as an early warning system for Britain to detect enemy aircraft.

The only fixed chain and post trail in Scotland snakes its way along the base of a towering seaside cliff.

Hidden beneath the streets of London is a secret subway that only carried mail.