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

This 16th-century house tells the city's history through old artifacts and quirky tales.

A collection of machines designed to break things for science.

This informal museum is a magical trove of anonymous art collected from car boots and flea markets.

One of the oldest seagoing boats in the world can be found at the Dover Museum.

This medieval castle is filled with an eccentric collection that ranges from ancient Egyptian artifacts to taxidermy to a mummified hand that was cut off during a duel.

Aliens and monsters lurk inside this museum dedicated to one man's lifelong adoration of all things sci-fi.

A jumble of treasures in a small space, this old-fashioned local museum is full of surprises.

A grand mansion in rural mid-Wales gifted to the Welsh people by two sisters.

A working farm turned into a museum dedicated to the world's most unbelievably tiny cars.

The weathered grave of a medieval anchoress who walled herself up in a cell attached to a church.

This open-air heritage museum illuminates centuries of historic English life from a West Sussex village.

In 1329, Christine Carpenter entered this small stone cell in the hopes of becoming a living saint.

This ruined folly was originally built to honor a failed American state that would have become "Westsylvania."

Human-made caves excavated to hide a secret society of wealthy pagans.

This quaint mortuary chapel hides a stunning Celtic Revival and Art Nouveau interior.

This cauldron was said to be hidden inside a church after it was borrowed from a local witch.

A rare labyrinth-style path carved into a historic hill.