One of the oldest and certainly best preserved Cistercian abbeys still in existence.

The largest cave chamber in Britain—big enough to fit a whole cathedral inside.

Mary Kelly was last seen here before she was murdered by Jack the Ripper.

A 6th-century stone lies at the site of the mythical battle waged between King Arthur and his nemesis Mordred.

A naturally mummified 2,000-year-old man.

Following the trail of an old metro line, this scenic path is haunted by a creepy spriggan statue.

English antique dealers with a taste for the unusual.

Dictionary Johnson’s favorite feline.

Fascinating town where normal life interfaces with the occult.

This legendary stone is of unknown origin, and throughout history has been a literal touchstone for British leaders.

Giant, friendly pelicans in Central London, the most unlikely of places.

The television series' iconic giant foot was borrowed from this classical painting.

This small museum in a former church crypt contains artifacts of the Elephant Man, Jack the Ripper and Florence Nightingale.

A clock designed to run with perfect accuracy for 10,000 years.

A makeshift shrine to the late rock star is still kept up on the nondescript façade outside 1 Logan Place.

A closed London rail station created to cart away the dead still bears the marks of attempts to make it less morbid.

The sixth of London's "Magnificent Seven" cemeteries, and a source of unlikely inspiration to Beatrix Potter.

This massive collection of British military artifacts includes the heartbreaking personal letters of the men in the trenches of WWI.

Hidden behind a wall for decades, this masonic lodge was only rediscovered during renovations.

Shakespeare, David Bowie, Dr. Who, the Saxons, Druids and Romans are all claimed to have all made their mark on these massive man made tunnels.

Museum about life, death, and cannibalism in the Stone Age.

A historic London pub with prison cells in the cellar and a "spy room" on the second floor.

An Oxford museum where visitors can have tea with the Mad Hatter and climb through the wardrobe to a fantasy land.

Scattered throughout London are ancient remnants of the city's former bounding wall.