Those who own or stay at this 500-year-old, allegedly cursed house often meet terrible fates.

These ornate arches show how the course of the River Thames has changed.

A living memorial to the trees London lost during the Great Storm of 1987.

A statue of the legendary Celtic warrior queen who fought the Roman invaders stands in one of the cities she once destroyed.

The library houses an incredible collection of some of the world's most impressive books and manuscripts.

An unusual ode to the late Irish playwright, complete with a squiggly bust and coffin-shaped bench.

Colorful murals by Jean Cocteau hide within this peaceful London sanctuary.

A charming 17th-century alley is lined with secondhand bookstores and antiquarian shops.

Once home to a Scottish baronet, this 18th-century historic house doubles as a legendary art space.

An icon of the Battle of Britain is frozen in flight in a grand Victorian museum.

This Birnam-based garden honors the legacy of 19th-century children’s book author Beatrix Potter.

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

Dine amidst exotic plants at this former royal greenhouse.

The "lost friend” is the most famous of the six moai statues that were removed from Easter Island.

An ornate aviary built during the Victorian trend of collecting exotic birds.

Legend has it that Napoleon Bonaparte fell in love with this Gothic church.

This 16th-century house tells the city's history through old artifacts and quirky tales.

A measuring mishap led to these artificial stone ladies losing their stomachs.

A little slice of Japan and its aesthetics in London's Holland Park.

This otherwise ordinary close on the Royal Mile constituted the end of the world for Edinburgh’s poorest residents.

The fierce beast perches atop a pedestal marking where the historic City of London gates once stood.

The world’s first museum dedicated to the history of childhood opened in Edinburgh in 1955.

This mysterious, medieval cathedral remains unbuilt but fiercely protected.

This charming old building's loose connection with the Scottish Reformer is what saved it from demolition after it split apart.