This 1,300-year-old marker is one of the finest and most complete early Christian crosses in Scotland.

This intricately carved and hilariously huge bed was such a famous symbol both Shakespeare and Byron used it in their writing.

Once a train station along the Great Eastern Railway this vibrant coffee shop and bar is where members of London’s creative class mingle.

Colin Stokes "got a bit carried away" and built a castle that looks like something out of Tolkien.

This romantic, decaying 13th-century ruin on the edge of Sherwood Forest is reputedly one of England's most haunted places.

A curious collection of mechanical moving figures.

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.

A breathtaking flower tunnel bursts with beautiful golden blossoms.

The names Lúthien and Beren can be found inscribed on the shared grave of the famous writer and his beloved wife and muse.

19th-century scientists would make the pilgrimage here to verify the precision of their measuring sticks.

The monster at the center of the Darwin Center Spirit Collection.

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

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

This iconic 1,000-year-old medieval castle is a favorite of the film industry, most notably as the location for Hogwarts in Harry Potter.

A book bound in the skin of an infamous criminal, along with countless other specimens.

One of the world's largest collections of pathological specimens.

Tiny effigies of the victims of Edinburgh's famous Anatomy Murders.

Rebuilt remains of a temple to Roman god Mithras.

The sign at the garden gate reads: "These Plants Can Kill."