Once one of the largest rooms full of books in the world, this bookstore basement is still a treat for bibliophiles.

The fantastic charm of England's oldest botanical garden has made it a place of writerly inspiration for centuries.

One of Europe's oldest libraries.

This memorial to World War II's fallen airmen shows us the movements of the stars that once guided them.

The artist David Nash planted a circle of trees in 1977.

A labyrinthine underworld of tunnels and caverns hides beneath the city.

Fascinating town where normal life interfaces with the occult.

Eighteenth-century home, where Herschel discovered the planet Uranus.

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

This cathedral's stained-glass patchwork of psychedelic colors and shapes was put in place long before the swinging 60s.

A medieval replica of King Arthur's legendary table, the Round Table hanging in Winchester Castle was decorated by Henry VIII.

This amazing 15th-century mural remained hidden in plain sight for centuries.

A unique waterfall that some believe attracts the fairfolk.

These mysterious mazes carved on the rock may be up to 4,000 years old.

A rampant horde of demons smirk and snarl at visitors to this church, home to a rare complete set of medieval-era stained glass windows.

The granddaddy of English geoglyphs dates back to the late Bronze Age.

Carved initials which are nearly 500 years old preserve the deposed Queen's presence at Hampton Court Palace.

This Norman castle has been the scene of assassination plots, religious persecution, and Nazi conspiracies throughout its long history.

Two beautiful Victorian-era parks replete with ornamental waterfalls and lakes.

This quaint mortuary chapel hides a stunning Celtic Revival and Art Nouveau interior.

It's believed King John of England stayed at this 13th-century castle before riding off to sign the Magna Carta.

The Origin of On the Origin of Species.

Artists have long been drawn to these atmospheric 12th-century ruins.

These unique stepping stones hug a river's edge to take hikers on a journey through a limestone gorge.