A sweet symbol marks the place where torturous executions were once carried out.

The final resting place of soldiers' loyal canine companions.

A six-ton wedding present for the King of the Scots.

There are plenty of wonderful panoramic vistas in Edinburgh, but not many are hidden smack in the middle of the Old Town.

17th century streets hidden under Edinburgh were once a breeding ground for the black death.

The heart of a Scottish legend had a centuries-long journey before reaching its final resting place.

The highest peak in all of England is plagued by dangerously fickle climate shifts.

The second-longest pier in the U.K. stretches a whole kilometer into the Irish Sea.

A hundred copies of Antony Gormley's naked body stare out across the water.

Created as a punny statement about genetic engineering this monstrous hybrid statue has become a beloved icon.

This aging storage facility is the world's largest brick warehouse.

The tower was originally used as a chimney for the waste incinerator of St. John's Precinct and Market.

After mysteriously refusing to surrender at the end of World War II this sunken submarine was only salvaged in a search for Nazi gold.

19th century tunnels burrowed under Liverpool.

Pyramid shaped monument with a tall tale attached.

Gutted during the Liverpool Blitz, this architectural husk has been left destroyed in honor of the dead.

Six neolithic sandstone boulders remaining from a dolmen.

A thousand year old oak tree survives in Liverpool.

The Liverpool street made famous by the Beatles is real.

The quiet field that inspired one of the most famous songs of all time.

Giant statue of a disembodied head.

The remnants of a depressing public toilet are now a hub of ever evolving street art.

The longest and tallest aqueduct in Britain can actually be sailed across.

Mysteriously stacked storefront paths give this medieval British town an iconic style like none other.