Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

The final resting place of soldiers' loyal canine companions.

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

Monty Python fans will recognize this abandoned mine as the Cave of the Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog.

A plaque hangs near the execution place of the Scottish Independence leader famously depicted in "Braveheart."

J.R.R Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and other "Inklings" met at the Oxford pub to discuss the now legendary fantasy stories they were writing.

The London pub overlooks where the Mayflower was moored before setting sail for the New World.

Largest lake in Great Britain measured by surface area.

This cramped crevasse saw the entire population of its island suffocated inside its depths.

Near the former site of numerous witch burnings, this lavish Edinburgh mainstay pays homage to Scotland's brutal history.

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

A small island abbey is the final resting place of many medieval Scottish monarchs, including the real Macbeth.

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.

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

A hidden treasure in London with a rich medieval history, and the resting place of many luminaries.

A pagan tradition of draping trees with rags eerily lives on.

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

This small museum in a former church crypt contains artifacts of the Elephant Man, Jack the Ripper and Florence Nightingale.

The highest peak in the United Kingdom has a history of physics, specters, and a pilgrimage of strange objects.

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

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

A church that bred legends, and served as an inspiration for the Da Vinci Code.

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