The undercroft is a spectacular example of medieval Cistercian architecture.

The ancestral home of beloved English poet Lord Byron has a bizarre history.

The largest oak in England is said to have been the hideout of Robin Hood and his Merry Men.

When it came to designing his own small office building, the eccentric architect wasn't afraid to show the world what he could do.

The English Civil War began right here in 1642.

A 15th-century former coaching inn forms the implausibly grand entrance to a 1980s shopping mall.

A curious urban windmill once owned by a renowned British mathematical physicist.

This unchanged Victorian park is rumored to have been the inspiration behind Peter Pan's Neverland.

A striking 500-year-old mansion provides an unexpectedly sublime home for live deer and a menagerie of exotic stuffed animals.

The oldest inn in England served brew to the crusaders.

Hidden in a grotto 26 feet below Nottingham's oldest hotel, this stylish subterranean drinking den is notoriously hard to find.

A cathedral resurrected from the ashes of one of Europe's greatest urban fires.

The last permanent exhibit dedicated to the Soviet leader.

A small island dotted with old, historic Finnish buildings.

This irregularly shaped sea fortress has defended not one but three different sovereign states.

This insurance company building reminds customers that witches, bears, and gnomes are out there, best be insured.

This endearingly discomfited urinating statue commemorates the sneaky pees had by us all.

A subterranean house of worship carved right out of the bedrock.

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

This otherwise ordinary close on the Royal Mile constituted the end of the world for Edinburgh’s poorest residents.

Overlooked by many, the two famous Scottish warriors guard the main gate of Edinburgh Castle.

A statue in the heart of Edinburgh honors a bear that served in the Polish military during World War II.

The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?

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