A magnificent mansion hides a delightful collection of historic timepieces.

The unusual clock on this 18th-century market building has an extra minute hand for "Bristol time."

This innovative steam machine was no doubt the most famous of the pioneer locomotives.

This 11th century tower is said to be the oldest building in Oxford.

This gorgeous space is England's largest independent library outside of London.

This unchanged Victorian park is rumored to have been the inspiration behind Peter Pan's Neverland.

These 20-foot jaw bones honor a time when the leviathan bones were a sign that whalers survived the hunt.

One of the shortest streets in York has an especially odd name.

The beams of the New College, Oxford dining hall come with an amazing story.

A theatre built to house the rowdy Oxford graduation ceremonies became the stage for a debate about God's existence.

A treasure trove of astronomical, mathematical, and scientific instruments at Cambridge University.

The National Railway Museum in York is the largest railway museum in the world, attracting almost 1 million visitors per year.

With lush plants and flowers, huge trees, ponds, and hidden monuments, this place feels a bit like discovering Narnia.

This disused Cold War bunker has been restored to all of its early 60s glory.

A portly statue of a golden boy commemorates an unusual cause of the Great Fire of London: the sin of gluttony.

Ancient human remains unearthed around the iconic monument.

Huge winged monument in the United Kingdom.

The majority of the museum's large collection is held in a storage space open to the public a few times a year.

The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.

Shiny Brutalist box commemorates a pioneer of electricity and houses a railway transformer.

Follow the original medieval paths that wind through this intriguing section of the city.

One of England's most famous churches hides a pair of little known architectural treasures.

This 15th century pub is one of only two pubs in England situated on consecrated ground.

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.