The martyr's wax-enhanced skeletal remains lie preserved in a glass case in the Santa Maria della Vittoria in Rome.

The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."

This former quarry is now a vibrant labyrinth of magical in situ sculptures.

Home to the most complete dodo remains known - one head, and one foot.

Ancient Egyptian wigs, South American feather headdresses, a bounty of anthropological artifacts in Oxford.

Detailed sandstone carvings show an array of symbolism and adorable animals.

This Norman castle was once the site of a Victorian-era prison, and now exists as a luxury hotel.

The weathered grave of a medieval anchoress who walled herself up in a cell attached to a church.

Open for a weekend once a year around October it houses a fascinating collection of unique Victorian preserved and stuffed animals.

A rampant horde of demons smirk and snarl at visitors to this church, home to a rare complete set of medieval-era stained glass windows.

A genuine Little Shop of Horrors.

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

This ornate English estates "Prodigy House" still bears the cannonball marks of civil war.

Legend says the people of Wiltshire got their "Moonraker" nickname from this small pond.

Inside this magnificent 12th-century church is one of the finest carved wagon-roofs in all of England.

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

An Iron Age hillfort rooted in Arthurian legend was made famous by musician Peter Gabriel.

England's steepest street has such a drastic incline that locals tie their parked cars to lampposts when it gets icy.

Europe's largest prehistoric mound – burial site of a legendary king?

The unusual stilted beacon is the town's only active lighthouse.

The mysterious, fantastical woodland inspiration for "The Lord of the Rings."

On this wooded path, a stained-glass window creates a spellbinding forest cathedral.

A 200-year-old prison that now houses a peculiar crime museum.

It houses a menagerie of wondrous taxidermy specimens from around the world, including the remains of a famous gorilla.