The most iconic structure in Scotland has been home to bishops, colonels, and Sean Connery characters.

Mary Kelly was last seen here before she was murdered by Jack the Ripper.

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.

Scattered throughout London are ancient remnants of the city's former bounding wall.

The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.

Richard III supposedly disposed of his nephews' bodies here in an effort to seal his claim to the throne.

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

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

The breadfruit-adorned final resting place of the infamous Captain of the HMS Bounty.

One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.

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

What was once a true peninsula has now been filled in, causing the water to recede and leaving many streetside "waterfronts" and landlocked "islands."

This headstone marks the grave of an 11-year-old boy killed during clashes in the streets over the boycotting of British goods.

The former site of an all-but-forgotten colonial landmark is now remembered by an often overlooked bas relief.

Stolen goods adorn the organ at Old North Church.

An interesting decoration on this historic site, this weathervane comes with as many legends as it does questions.

American revolutionaries and British soldiers alike are buried here in the fourth-ever cemetery in Boston.

A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.

The site where Charles Dickens gave his first public reading of "A Christmas Carol" in the US.

Mrs. Mallard and her brood are a beloved fixture in Boston Public Garden.

This massive tea kettle was once a promotional stunt for the Oriental Teashop.

The tomb of Increase Mather and his son Cotton, influential colonial ministers obsessed with the occult.

The site of Paul Revere's historic two lantern warning.

This landmark cemetery in Boston was created more than 300 years ago.