These planks were originally installed to hold the dead.

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

The gloomy ruins that inspired Bram Stoker to bring Dracula to life.

This historic Benedictine monastery brews a booze so toxic that it has often been blamed almost singularly for Scottish hooliganism.

One could not be blamed for literally walking all over this supposed landmark.

A ruined castle has more than its fair share of legends and ghost stories.

The near loss of the stately fireplaces at this medieval castle spawned some of Britain's most crucial historic preservation laws.

Discovered on a shipwreck after more than 400 years, this Renaissance ratter tells a very waggly tale.

Hauled from the water's depths, Henry VIII's flagship is preserved in this capsule-shaped museum.

This striking observation tower shaped like a spinnaker sail is the newest icon in historic Portsmouth.

A wonderfully eccentric Victorian-era museum and library.

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

In an arboretum with hundreds of memorials to the fallen, this one might be the most poignant.

This foreboding medieval castle was twice besieged by barons rebelling against the English king.

Recently restored menagerie of Victorian-era beasts.

The world's first military tank was designed in this English city amid the stalemate of WWI trench warfare.

A replica of the steam engine that hauled Queen Victoria's Royal Train is on display at Windsor.

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

It was once nicknamed "the most bombed hotel in Europe."

The first German gnome who popularized the garden decoration.

A typographic tribute to the many comedic greats who make Great Britain laugh.

This early Norman castle was the first historical monument protected by an act of Parliament.

World's largest working waterwheel has been around for over 150 years.

The Last Home of an Executed King.