A wonderfully preserved example of London's 1960s-style high-density, low-rise public housing.

This peaceful park with centuries of history hides in an overlooked section of South London.

A fully functional, 200-year-old remnant of the time when Brixton was mostly fields.

This former train tunnel is filled with lines from a poem crafted by Robert Louis Stevenson.

Another entry into the world of Edinburgh's pop-up artworks.

A former telephone box found new life as a photo booth and charity fundraiser.

An artist's whimsical transformation of everyday objects.

These steps offer a breathtaking view of one of Europe's most besieged fortresses.

This stately bank building hides a spectacular star-studded ceiling.

It's a mystery how these curious columns wound up in an Edinburgh suburb.

This repurposed church offers a more literal way to get closer to the heavens.

Enter this small nook and you'll be surrounded by 360 degrees of street art.

This alley off Edinburgh's Royal Mile contains remnants of the city's seedier history.

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

Anonymously sculpted and donated, these sculptures made from poetry books and pages are sprinkled around the city.

The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?

A succession of eerily contemplative iron figures lead from a Scottish museum to the sea.

A verdant 17th-century-style garden hidden along Edinburgh’s Royal Mile.

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

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

A labyrinthine network of chambers with a storied past hides below Edinburgh's South Bridge.

This historic pub has maintained much of its 1906 decor, including a small sequestered room for women, where orders were slipped through a tiny window.

The final resting place of soldiers' loyal canine companions.

An American ghost town hides along a side street in Scotland's capital.