Never actually a tree at all, this spot was the site of London's public hangings for nearly 600 years.

This marine reptile was discovered by one of the 19th century's greatest fossil hunters.

This secluded walkway overlooks a magnificently wild London green space.

This beautiful deer park was built so King Charles I and his court could go hunting while escaping a deadly plague outbreak.

This unassuming Victorian cemetery is the final resting place of author Lewis Carroll.

This public pool is one of the last remaining lidos of the countless built in the 1930's as public works projects in the United Kingdom.

These ruins of Francis Bacon's once-magnificent manor are hidden in the English countryside.

An oasis of calm, nestled in the English countryside.

Each spring this woodland floor is carpeted with purplish flowers as far as the eye can see.

Model aircraft soar over 360-degree views of the countryside at the start of England's oldest road.

A picturesque garden with a surprising past.

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

A cruise ship retraces the the route of the doomed RMS Titanic, 100 years later.

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

An abandoned World War II tank left to rust in the downland.

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

The Origin of On the Origin of Species.

This ruined folly was originally built to honor a failed American state that would have become "Westsylvania."

Angels, demons, and tortured souls on a giant wall mural in a little church.

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

Graffiti from the 16th and 17th centuries cover the walls of this part of the Tower of London.

An artistic tribute to the famous singer, just around the corner from where he was born.

A fully functional, 200-year-old remnant of the time when Brixton was mostly fields.

This World War II airfield is the last place the bandleader performed before he disappeared.