The scars of World War II are preserved on its walls.

Go surfing on this urban wave, "hacked" by local surfers.

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

This vintage weapons display would be the perfect place for bibliophiles to hold out in a zombie apocalypse.

Two gilded cherubs perched on a church bell tower have been reminding visitors of the finitude of life since 1760.

Also known as Rye Castle, this 13th-century fortification later became a prison and held one of Rye's most famous criminals.

An ancient water supply dating back almost 500 years can still be found standing in East Sussex.

This centuries-old hotel hides a network of secret cellars and passages once used by smugglers.

An avant-garde artist is survived by his seaside garden.

During the heyday of fishing in Hastings, there were more than 100 of these storage facilities.

Henry VIII's forgotten castle was built by the gunpowder-obsessed king to be defended solely by cannons.

An easily overlooked stretch of ornate window fronts and gaslight lamps that could be right from the pages of Dickens.

England's most famous front door has an accidental doppelganger.

A series of carved figures that scandalized British society.

This medieval church tower has maintained its clockworks since the 16th century.

The sixth of London's "Magnificent Seven" cemeteries, and a source of unlikely inspiration to Beatrix Potter.

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

The location of the world's first telescope demonstration.

The largest 19th century panorama in the world still in-situ.

Lumps of significant stone from around the world surround a flaming monument for peace.

This disused boat elevator was saved from the scrap heap so that visitors could tour its rusting skeleton.

A taxus-tree to which Julius Caesar reputedly tied his horse.

In an area where the remnants of WWI are discovered on a regular basis this preserved frontline trench may be the most amazing.

The last remaining example of the boatmen's perches that once dotted the south bank of the Thames.