The only electricity pylon under whose legs you can go by boat.

The grave of the legendary "Bonzo" can often be seen covered in cymbals and drumsticks.

A memorial to American oil drillers who volunteered to travel secretly to England in 1943 and work in the U.K.'s only oil field.

The much-beloved mascot of a local museum.

The Great Fire of London and the regulation of one-way streets both started in this alley.

A giant gleaming memorial named for a coal miner who gave his life to the pits.

A curious urban windmill once owned by a renowned British mathematical physicist.

Horsemen once used this tilting post during jousting practice.

Legend says this demonic carving inside a medieval cathedral was one of Satan's minions.

The phone booths in this English town have distinctly milky hues.

This industrial museum is based on one of the oldest standing iron forges in the U.K.

This vintage weapons display would be the perfect place for bibliophiles to hold out in a zombie apocalypse.

These crude contraptions were used to aid in the mining of lead, silver and gold.

The final resting place of George Washington's Grandma.

The last surviving roundhouse in the United Kingdom also plays host to a popular annual beer and music festival.

These 90-year-old murals of local kings, Vikings, and outlaws hide in plain sight in a beautifully baroque shopping arcade.

This old village lock-up is known as the "round house," but it is actually octagonal.

Exquisite carvings of leaves, Green Men, and the occasional dragon adorn a medieval chapter house.

A 15th-century former coaching inn forms the implausibly grand entrance to a 1980s shopping mall.

The final resting place of England's most notorious bandit.

Legend says squeezing into this slender stone seat will make your wish come true.

In the U.K., a historic workhouse shines a light on the early, harsh treatment of the poor.

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

One of these two land speed record-breaking vehicles went so fast it shattered the sound barrier.