Overlooked by many, the two famous Scottish warriors guard the main gate of Edinburgh Castle.

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

A sweet symbol marks the place where torturous executions were once carried out.

The tomb of one of Scotland's bloody historic villains is a magnet for bumbling desecrators.

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

One of the U.K's earliest public water supplies is within the "plague village."

The view from this giant Stone Age toad is unexpectedly beautiful.

A headstone notes where the most famous of Robin Hood's legendary Merry Men is reportedly buried.

A magnificent winding road through a steep valley, with deep natural caverns at the bottom

Some of England's last cave dwellers lived and worked within this huge cave.

The Tudor-style cottage in the middle of the square is not quite what it seems.

The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.

You'd never know the houses at 23-24 Leinster Gardens were fakes—until you see the train tracks on the other side.

This one has sailed five times as far as Sir Francis Drake's famous ship.

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

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

A 1,215-foot tunnel transports pedestrians beneath the River Thames.

The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the Harry Potter films.

This Roman quarry once held secret masses and smuggler's contraband and is now home to rare species of bats.

A museum in England’s Lake District dedicated to the trusty pencil wants you to know the story of their World War II spy pencils.

Final resting place of John Middleton "The Childe of Hale."

A rare wooden coffin set vertically into the Gothic arch of an ruined church.

Western Europe's only representation of a Roman goddess still in its original location sits in an unassuming park.