Pop culture has helped to keep this iconic British building from being destroyed.

This beautiful "lagoon" is actually a toxic soup filled with cars, carcasses, and trash. When warnings couldn't stop people from going for a dip, the town dyed it black.

A Victorian park cemetery, standing on the site of what was once the Great North Wood.

One of the largest sculpture collections in the U.K. features history's greats, from Bob Dylan to Galileo, in bronze.

Eclectic final resting place of the controversial explorer.

The bar where "The Great Train Robbery" was planned was once a nexus of high society and low morals.

This haunting stone chasm is a hotbed of mossy rock and English legend.

This beautiful Victorian ironwork masterpiece was built to keep London from smelling like poop.

Besieged by war, this castle ruin has crumbled into a peaceful picnic spot.

The monster at the center of the Darwin Center Spirit Collection.

England's most notorious suicide spot.

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

Remnants of cells from the most notorious London prison may lie in the basement of a rare Victorian Gin Palace.

Fascinating town where normal life interfaces with the occult.

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

A hidden treasure in London with a rich medieval history, and the resting place of many luminaries.

After nearly 60 years, there's still a bear at Paddington Station looking for help.

A historic arboretum and non-conformist, non-denominational park cemetery.

This iconic 1,000-year-old medieval castle is a favorite of the film industry, most notably as the location for Hogwarts in Harry Potter.

London's old-school healing garden.

Created hundreds of years ago, the magical follies and landscapes at this park were almost lost to time before being restored.

A collection of comics, graphic novels, animation and caricatures devoted to exploring this often overlooked art form.

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

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.