A 19th-century time capsule of travel, fiction, and historic texts still available to the public.

This nondescript building hides an entrance to an underground nuclear tunnel system.

The remnants of a depressing public toilet are now a hub of ever evolving street art.

This 19th century police station now puts the history of the Manchester City Police on display.

Despite having a dome made of papier-mâché this tiny observatory has survived for over a century.

The largest preserved walking dragline excavator in Western Europe.

Modern commuters still pass through this 2,000-year-old Roman archway.

This fantastical and eclectic English garden takes its inspiration from Egypt, China, the occult and more.

This stone throne invites adventurers to observe breathtaking views of the Peak District.

When the public was consulted about a new piece of street art, they naturally asked for an enormous metal dragon.

The oldest inn in England served brew to the crusaders.

The English Civil War began right here in 1642.

This wild game of "football" between two sections of an English town has been staged every year for countless centuries.

There's a labyrinth of medieval chambers hidden deep below a 15th-century pub.

Eyam took steps to quarantine themselves and keep the plague from spreading.

The view from this giant Stone Age toad is unexpectedly beautiful.

A seaside town with no sea in sight.

As part of a larger public art project, three pillars honor the past of Wincobank.

This lonely memorial marks the supposedly haunted site of a brutal 19th-century murder.

This muddy wooded valley and the ancient structures it hides are said to be the favored haunt of the legendary Friar Tuck.

A secret meeting in this small cottage changed the course of British history.

This lonely metal cross may hint at the true location of a medieval showdown between Christian and Pagan kingdoms.

This Victorian gate contains cryptic inscriptions in Greek, Latin, and Hebrew.

A gorge full of caverns where early humans lived alongside cave hyenas, giant mammoths and wooly rhinoceroses.