A 19th-century British industrialist built this Louis XIII–inspired chateau for his homesick French wife.

Music boxes like you've never imagined.

Helped by a surprise posthumous donation this small town toy museum features over 5,000 vintage playthings.

A museum devoted to the science of color.

This hospital once pioneered the use of electroencephalograms, but fell into maltreatment, abuse, and eventual abandonment.

The ghosts of Britain's telecommunication past sit rusting away in a small village in England.

Oliver Cromwell marched his army over this narrow bridge to victory at the Battle of Preston in 1648.

This small crenelated building was built by a British aristocrat who supported the American Revolution and may have named it in memory of a pivotal battle.

Set amid the remains of a secret WWII airfield, this barn was preserved as a memorial to Allied agents who parachuted into Europe.

In a quiet hamlet above Penistone, these village stocks are still standing.

Cycle, walk, or run up and down on an old historic railway path.

English parliaments were once convened by this ancient oak tree in the heart of Sherwood Forest.

A series of idealized caves carved to entertain guests.

The world's oldest railway bridge in continuous use.

This ancient stone bridge dates back to the early Middle Ages.

A beautiful Kentish country intersection hosts a tasty little photo spot.

A fantastic example of Victorian railway engineering with two unusual decorative features.

This stretch of beach is the site of a prime watering hole and a primate watchtower.

The world’s oldest surviving single-arch railway bridge.

A 13th-century fortified manor house that was once sieged during the English Civil War.

This grand Georgian manor house was converted to serve as an isolation hospital before it was abandoned and destroyed.

The final resting place of George Washington's Grandma.

The ruins of a 12th-century Cistercian monastery can be found alongside World War II tank traps and pillboxes.

The history of this famed tree ranges from an 18th-century highway robber, to the Scout Association.