This massive chalk hill carving is one of England's most beloved giant horse geoglyphs.

Regency-era excess on the English Coast.

The rotting skeleton of a shoreside fun fair that was destroyed by fire and storms still haunts the Brighton ocean view.

Both church and state get put to the torch in this annual festival in the "Bonfire Capital of the World."

J.R.R Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and other "Inklings" met at the Oxford pub to discuss the now legendary fantasy stories they were writing.

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

This centuries-old pub boasts a collection of more than 4,500 snippets of neckties from around the world.

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

Oxford University's stateliest library seems designed to make students truly feel the weight of knowledge.

The beams of the New College, Oxford dining hall come with an amazing story.

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

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

All unmarked mute swans on the Thames are owned by the Queen per a tradition that began in the 12th century.

This preserved puppy was an adorable beacon of charity.

The patch of land below the memorial was gifted by the British to the United States.

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

This beautiful deer park was built so King Charles I and his court could go hunting while escaping a deadly plague outbreak.

A glorious pub known for a spiteful printing feud and its famous typeface lost—then found—at the bottom of the Thames.

Putting the "mod" in "modular" since 2000.

Thanks to modern navigational tools we now know that the true prime meridian runs through a park next door.

19th-century scientists would make the pilgrimage here to verify the precision of their measuring sticks.

A wonderfully eclectic Victorian aquarium lies in the basement of the Horniman Museum.

A historic hill of tall tales, with one rather special tree.

A Victorian natural history and ethnographic museum with wonderful turn-of-the-century, science-book-esque evolution displays.