Over 50 exquisite hand-painted Renaissance maps decorate a Medici storage room.

The world’s first museum dedicated to the history of childhood opened in Edinburgh in 1955.

A six-ton wedding present for the King of the Scots.

This stately monument has been wearing a traffic cone hat for decades much to the delight of the locals.

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

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

A sweet symbol marks the place where torturous executions were once carried out.

Largest lake in Great Britain measured by surface area.

The one-time stronghold of the noble Douglas family, now home to ghost sightings and nesting birds.

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

360° views of the city plus five floors of optical illusions and hands-on science.

A museum marks and documents the site of the Titanic's launch.

This Victorian-era public house has set the standard for pub-style elegance for over a hundred years.

The ruins of this medieval castle in Northern Ireland have inspired artists from C.S. Lewis to Led Zeppelin.

This short bridge is the only thing connecting a tiny Irish island to the mainland.

Northern Ireland's Brobdingnagian stepping stones.

The atmospheric road was never meant to be so creepy.

Keep a lookout for replicas of this wooden soldier hiding in plain sight all around town.

Beachcombers have been populating this museum with artifacts ranging from prehistoric to barely historic since the 1930's.

The world's largest collection of preserved trolleybuses.

An enormous alien invades Woking, England, as an homage to the H.G. Wells classic 'The War of the Worlds.'

A chaotic collection of coin-operated slot machines designed to delight and disturb in equal measure.

A collection of early 19th century trams set in a reconstructed period village.

Home to Alan Turing, the cracking of the Enigma code, and Captain Ridley's shooting party.