This picturesque view of the Scottish Borders was beloved by Sir Walter Scott.

The forest that inspired Winnie-the-Pooh's Hundred Acre Wood can be found outside London.

This beautiful "lagoon" is actually a toxic soup filled with cars, carcasses, and trash. When warnings couldn't stop people from going for a dip, the town dyed it black.

This short bridge is the only thing connecting a tiny Irish island to the mainland.

One of the largest sculpture collections in the U.K. features history's greats, from Bob Dylan to Galileo, in bronze.

A mysterious pair of mice eating a piece of cheese is London's smallest public sculpture.

The pioneer of psychoanalysis spent the final year of his life here, still seeing patients on that famous couch.

At high tide this strange footbridge appears to have no purpose whatsoever.

A local tree surgeon has created a whimsical walk full of carved tree stumps near Scotland's Loch Lomond.

Largest lake in Great Britain measured by surface area.

England's most notorious suicide spot.

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

Collection dedicated to brands, packaging and advertising.

This stately estate house features a tower covered in a bright, modern mural.

Fascinating town where normal life interfaces with the occult.

Islanders once used this dramatic, otherworldly landscape to hide their cattle from Viking raiders.

These ancient sunken lanes were naturally tunneled into the soft ground by countless footsteps.

Now famous as the "Harry Potter bridge," this impressive concrete viaduct has long been an icon in its own right.

The Metropolitan Police refurbished the blue box (perhaps not coincidentally) the same year "Doctor Who" returned to TV screens.

Dictionary Johnson’s favorite feline.

An small and easily overlooked archaeology museum chock full of Egyptian artifacts.

An ancient Scottish rock formation said to be the gravesite of a giant remains ensconced in legend and intrigue.

Giant, friendly pelicans in Central London, the most unlikely of places.

The true age of this ancient stone circle is unknown, but its stunning vista isn't in question.