The bombed out remains of the old church were kept intact next to the new one, as a reminder of the futility of war.

A preserved block of timber buildings from the city's industrial era in the Middle Ages.

A long-overdue monument to the forgotten British men drafted into the coal mines during World War II.

This network of narrow, medieval passages has the most delightful name.

The little-known second castle that William the Conqueror built in York.

The storied English village that pretended to be insane inspired NYC's nickname and the fictional namesake in the DC Comics universe.

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

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

The Birthplace of the Englishman who founded the A.C. Milan football club.

A wooden statue commemorates a local celebrity who became a national sensation for his height.

This 1913 single-screen cinema is a charming survivor in the age of the multiplex.

The largest oak in England is said to have been the hideout of Robin Hood and his Merry Men.

A collection of early 19th century trams set in a reconstructed period village.

A seaside town with no sea in sight.

A magnificent winding road through a steep valley, with deep natural caverns at the bottom

The house in the middle of the motorway.

Semi-precious Blue John stones have been mined in this cavern system for centuries.

Dating back almost 400 years, the oldest public collection library in the United Kingdom was once the study hall of Karl Marx.

A Victorian Gothic masterpiece housing a world-class collection of rare books and manuscripts.

A tiny, hidden alleyway dedicated to the father of meteorology.

Be on the lookout for the symbolic insect all over the city.

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

This massive memorial commemorates those who died in the Manchester Arena bombing.

Some of England's last cave dwellers lived and worked within this huge cave.