Recently restored menagerie of Victorian-era beasts.

A former fisherman's hut deemed too small for habitation is now a delightful tourist draw.

The world's largest prehistoric copper mine had 30,000 animal bones scattered throughout the maze of passageways.

This king penguin is a knighted brigadier of the Norwegian Army.

High Victorian fantasy created a fairytale castle out of a ruined fortress in Wales.

The highest peak in Wales is said to be the final resting place of a giant killed by King Arthur.

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.

The taxidermy remains of the first mammal ever cloned from an adult cell are on display in Edinburgh.

Fascinating town where normal life interfaces with the occult.

A miniature Italianate fantasy village on the coast of Wales and the set of ITC classic "The Prisoner."

A naturally mummified 2,000-year-old man.

This Scottish bay still reveals evidence of its days as a seaside swimming pool.

This 19th-century monument served an important purpose for fishermen thanks to its built-in barometer.

The small Scottish townhouse where the "Father of the National Parks" was born.

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

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

A 18th century graveyard and its astonishing cortege of macabre iconography.

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

Ruined 11th century abbey built by King David I in Edinburgh, Scotland.

17th century streets hidden under Edinburgh were once a breeding ground for the black death.

The second-longest pier in the U.K. stretches a whole kilometer into the Irish Sea.

This abandoned lock-up was saved because of its connection to a local football team.

This aging storage facility is the world's largest brick warehouse.

Charles Dickens described the concert room in this amazing Victorian hall as "the most perfect room in the world."