Overlooking the burial ground is a tower designed to prevent thieves from snatching the recently deceased.

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

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

This small museum in a 17th-century building honors three iconic Scottish writers.

Preserved baths in a Victorian-era spa town frequented by the most famous people of its day.

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

This picturesque horseshoe weir was first built in the 1600s to prevent flooding in the town of Bath.

This memorial to World War II's fallen airmen shows us the movements of the stars that once guided them.

One of the shortest streets in York has an especially odd name.

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

Follow the original medieval paths that wind through this intriguing section of the city.

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

The lesser-known lost colony of Roanoke was a safe haven for formerly enslaved people during the Civil War.

Perhaps the oldest vine in North America, this sprawling plant helps make a sweet wine.

Down the road from where the Wright brothers lifted off is another flight tribute practically hidden from sight in the woods.

The boulder on which Alexander Hamilton laid his head as he died can still be visited on the New Jersey coast.

A daily replay of the experiment that proved the rotation of the Earth.

The origin of this mechanical boy was a mystery until he revealed his maker by writing it in perfect cursive.

Narrowest house in Boston.

The site of Paul Revere's historic two lantern warning.

The Boston square dedicated to the dark poet who was born nearby.

Holding multiple historical boats and an entire 19th century village, this New England attraction is the largest maritime museum in the world.

Baltimore's classic clock tower was once topped by a rotating, 20-ton medicine bottle.

This beautiful vintage movie palace has seen little change in form or function since the 1920s.