The National Railway Museum in York is the largest railway museum in the world, attracting almost 1 million visitors per year.

One of the shortest streets in York has an especially odd name.

Follow the original medieval paths that wind through this intriguing section of the city.

Poetic, metallic giraffes adorn a square off an Edinburgh thoroughfare.

The bell that once tolled atop a lost Edinburgh gate now hangs for all to see.

This mountain is one of the largest in Scotland but is better known for its hollow insides.

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

Looking strangely like Rome's Colosseum, this unfinished tower has dominated the skyline for over 100 years.

A striking glass tribute to two sisters who suffered during Scotland's "Killing Time."

A beautiful Greco-Roman structure houses a well once believed to have healing powers.

This medieval manor house was hastily fortified when it found itself in the middle of the Scottish fight for independence.

The dance of this huge clock is a magnificent and eerie commentary on good and evil in the history of humankind.

Edinburgh's oldest statue hides within a parking lot behind the city's iconic cathedral.

This 16th-century close preserves an unusual piece of Edinburgh's transportation history.

The colorful stairs are made with marble from the world's major quarries.

A verdant 17th-century-style garden hidden along Edinburgh’s Royal Mile.

The "Bridge Over the Atlantic" lets you cross the waterway in mere seconds.

These remarkable cascades are the jewels of Upper Tees.

Legend says a witch conjured the world's third largest whirlpool to protect Scotland from a nasty pirate.

This eclectic sanctuary is a hodgepodge of various architectural styles, all crammed into one building.

This vintage gem is one of the oldest surviving purpose-built movie palaces in Scotland.

This mundane post marks the old location of the city's main postal hub.

The former Nazi concentration camp stands as a museum to remember this dark chapter in European history.

On this stunning Scottish island, you can walk in the footsteps of dinosaurs.