This obscure walkway links Edinburgh’s Old Town with one of the city's prime vantage points.

This historic pub has maintained much of its 1906 decor, including a small sequestered room for women, where orders were slipped through a tiny window.

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

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

The ornate structure is part of a building boasting more marble than the Vatican.

A neolithic dolmen that was rebuilt after collapsing during the 19th century.

A circle stone within a stone circle.

The whimsical steel spider lurking in the shadows of this suspension bridge shows that engineers can have a sense of humor.

One of the last doorless, continuously moving elevators still in use in the U.K.

Abandoned for over 20 years, this art deco seaside swimming pool is a magnificent waste.

This sculpture is an instrument played by the swell of the seas.

The curious and tiny collection contains some very odd objects.

A traditional American farmhouse plopped in the middle of a Piccadilly courtyard.

This East End pub gained notoriety as the site where gangster Ronnie Kray publicly shot a rival.

This mysterious and unique painting is filled with symbolism.

Sculptor Antony Gormley used chaos theory and fractal growth to design his tallest creation.

The ritual has been performed uninterrupted for nearly 700 years.

These mysterious Viking chess pieces spent centuries hidden on a remote Scottish island.

This historic London residence was once the womb of Scientology.

Tucked away in the Tower of London is the weapon once used to execute high-profile prisoners.

Revel in the Victorian splendor of the world's oldest eating establishment inside a museum.

The broken skateboards that became a poignant memorial to a murdered skater.

Never actually a tree at all, this spot was the site of London's public hangings for nearly 600 years.

The last four extravagant street signs of London's historic banking street.