This luxury shopping lane has been protected by its own tiny police force for over a century.

Charles Babbage's proto-computer, painstakingly brought to life.

Old-fashioned knowledge and modern engineering create the world's only rotating boatlift.

England's most notorious suicide spot.

The largest stone circle in the world has ended up bringing up more questions than it has answered.

The oldest inn in England served brew to the crusaders.

The taxidermy remains of the first mammal ever cloned from an adult cell are on display in Edinburgh.

Possibly the oldest of Britain's ancient henges is also one of its most stark.

Claiming to be the oldest hat store in the world, this historic haberdashery had a hand (and a head) in the creation of the Bowler.

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

This well-preserved Cistercian Abbey in a romantic pastoral setting has inspired artists like the poet Wordsworth.

One of the oldest and certainly best preserved Cistercian abbeys still in existence.

The John Snow Memorial marks the epicenter of London's 1854 cholera epidemic.

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.

London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.

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

A statue marks the exact spot where The Boy Who Never Grows Up made his first literary appearance.

The heads of two giant mythological water horses honor Scotland's horselord past.

The mysterious megaliths have enchanted and intrigued visitors for thousands of years.

Once thought to be the mysterious work of a witchy prophetess, a well with unusual properties turns objects into "stone".

A modern English garden of eccentric beasts, follies, and oddities.

This iconic 1,000-year-old medieval castle is a favorite of the film industry, most notably as the location for Hogwarts in Harry Potter.

After nearly 60 years, there's still a bear at Paddington Station looking for help.

This massive collection of British military artifacts includes the heartbreaking personal letters of the men in the trenches of WWI.