Two tombstones associated with the much-beloved children's story.

This iconic high-rise residential block was one of the last to be built in the Brutalist style.

The world's first purpose-built motor racetrack was destroyed by the outbreak of two world wars.

If God were a skater, this would clearly be His park of choice.

This memorial is dedicated to the legendary suffragette, who stepped in front of the king's horse during the Epsom Derby.

If you dare visit this fort, fire-breathing hyenas might devour your camels.

A relic from one of London's worst 19th-century slums.

According to legend, this tomb holds the secrets to time travel.

The largest of London's subterranean rivers and once a mad, bad center of London life.

This star-shaped artillery fort protected the mouth of the Thames from the 16th century to the Second World War.

The elegant structure of this 19th century railroad bridge creates an illusion of infinity.

A historic hill of tall tales, with one rather special tree.

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

Several colorful mosaic panels depict the life and creative genius of the Master of Suspense.

A misnamed well, with a deep dark past.

A free public golf course hides in plain sight in the heart of Scotland’s capital.

The world's largest collection of ship figureheads includes figures from legends and history alike, from Sir Lancelot to Abraham Lincoln.

The first geometric self-supporting spiral stairs in Britain are a truly beautiful sight.

19th-century scientists would make the pilgrimage here to verify the precision of their measuring sticks.

Thanks to modern navigational tools we now know that the true prime meridian runs through a park next door.

The plunge pool is a surviving relic of a rowdy royal residence.

More than a million titles fill the labyrinthine shelves of this prestigious private library.

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

The smallest pub in Britain was once a cabinet of curiosities and it still has the dead cat to prove it.