This picturesque horseshoe weir was first built in the 1600s to prevent flooding in the town of Bath.

This East End pub gained notoriety as the site where gangster Ronnie Kray publicly shot a rival.

This ancient Egyptian obelisk still bears the wounds of World War I.

A boutique perfumery fashioned to look like a Victorian-era shop.

Its collection includes a broad array of social, geographic, graphic design, and political history.

Children's hospital in London that operates on royalties received from Peter Pan, which J.M. Barrie signed over in 1929.

These docile dragons are ideal inhabitants for the conservatory greenhouses.

This beautiful deer park was built so King Charles I and his court could go hunting while escaping a deadly plague outbreak.

This marine reptile was discovered by one of the 19th century's greatest fossil hunters.

The taxidermied remains of a once-great parrot.

Museum dedicated to the UK's first charity for abandoned children, with keepsakes of the mothers who left them behind.

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

This hidden green space is the city's second largest conservatory.

A fantastic castle rumored to be the birthplace of King Arthur.

A wonderfully eclectic Victorian aquarium lies in the basement of the Horniman Museum.

A island reachable by a causeway at low tide is possibly one of the earliest Western European locations to be identified in text.

The longest hedge maze in the world.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

A tiny village in Wales claims the name of a noble medieval hound slain for a crime he didn't commit.

The highest peak in Wales is said to be the final resting place of a giant killed by King Arthur.

Straight out of a nightmare, barcode-faced babies climb up and down Prague's television tower.

Strange rumors surround the artist who created these solemn metal guard dogs.

Although resembling a grand Buddhist temple, this structure is actually the largest mosque in China.

An ancient fortification lives on in this Chinese city.