A lone tower rises above the cliffs in a city park, offering fantastic views of the Connecticut landscape.

A series of three shiny letters mark the boundary of an old refuge for those being pursued by debt collectors.

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

Spend the night in this formerly abandoned traditional Scottish village.

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

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

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

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

The sumptuous ceiling was one of the last things Charles I saw before his execution.

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

The world's oldest family-run magic shop is hidden beneath a bustling London thoroughfare.

This London pub hides a peculiar secret: a recreation of the rooms shared at 221b Baker Street by Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.

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

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

Summer in Scotland begins with a spectacularly wild and colorful event rooted in ancient pagan traditions.

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

London's smallest police station is barely the size of a phone booth.

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

A statue of the original Pearly King is hidden in a church's crypt.

These official units of measurement—including chains and perches—lie hidden beneath tourists' feet in a popular London hub.

The television series' iconic giant foot was borrowed from this classical painting.

Several plaster noses are hidden in plain sight around London's Soho neighborhood.

The world's oldest optical museum is an odd collection where the exhibits look at you.

Touching this 18th-century Scottish philosopher’s toe allegedly conjures good fortune.