This magical museum celebrates the life and work of a seminal children's book writer (and occasional spy).

The remains of one of Wales’ great medieval buildings, with a pub in the cellar.

The oldest working mechanical clock in the world.

This gate served as a small lock-up jail in the 14th century.

The birthplace of Jane Austen commemorated the 200th anniversary of her death with a bronze statue of the beloved author.

Baked in 1898 and still almost flawless, this floral masterpiece is considered the world's oldest complete wedding cake.

This plaque remembers a grave mistake that led to one local woman being buried alive.

At this historic pub, you can sit back, sip, and watch a whole century go by.

A real Hawker Hunter jet in the middle of Basingstoke.

A life-size replica of a Spitfire that sits in a quaint suburb.

Constructed from recycled wrought iron railroad tracks, it's been described as the most beautiful seaside pier in England.

The last occupied troglodyte dwellings in England weren't abandoned until the 1960s.

The world's smallest Austen museum is inside an unassuming phone booth.

England's foremost purveyor of funeral furniture hasn't changed a bit since the 1960s.

Several Iron Age artifacts were discovered during excavations of this ancient site.

One of the most studied Iron Age settlements in Europe.

Human-made caves excavated to hide a secret society of wealthy pagans.

This ruin in a suburban park may be the place where Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" was first performed.

This natural history collection contains the bones of a circus elephant that seem to be chasing a whale skeleton.

Near Birmingham, England three and a half miles of top-secret tunnels housed a World War II “shadow factory” and a Cold War nuclear bunker.

The obelisk honors the cyclist troops who were killed during World War I.

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

All that remains of the only English cathedral destroyed in the Protestant Reformation.

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