The largest puppetry museum in the United States houses the world's most complete collection of Jim Henson artifacts.

After years of slow decline, a derelict Gothic castle is now being restored to life.

A 19th-century funicular railway shuttles visitors up this surprising sea cliff to one of the world's largest camera obscuras.

This ruined medieval castle was the scene of Lord Robert Dudley’s seductive reception for Queen Elizabeth I.

A moody and picturesque riverside ruin overgrown with vegetation.

These ruins witnessed the final gathering of the failed Jacobite Rebellion.

The fountain marks the area where hundreds of accused witches were burned at the stake.

Tiny effigies of the victims of Edinburgh's famous Anatomy Murders.

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

This early version of the guillotine was used to execute the man responsible for its construction.

A book bound in the skin of an infamous criminal, along with countless other specimens.

Remnants of the 16th-century defensive wall still stand unassumingly within Edinburgh.

This network of narrow, medieval passages has the most delightful name.

An eccentric garden of sculptures crafted in India decorate an Irish green space dedicated to Alan Turing.

A nun spent 16 years painting the stunning Celtic mural that covers the interior of this WWI memorial.

One of Ireland's most infamous prisons for rebels including men, women and children.

This Victorian-era public house has set the standard for pub-style elegance for over a hundred years.

Overlooked by many, the two famous Scottish warriors guard the main gate of Edinburgh Castle.

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

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

A 18th century graveyard and its astonishing cortege of macabre iconography.

One of the oldest scientific gardens in Britain, containing more than 13,302 plant species in its core collection.

A curious collection of mechanical moving figures.

"Respectful to the dead, safe and sanitary to the living, dedicated to the Genius of Memory..."