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

A labyrinthine network of chambers with a storied past hides below Edinburgh's South Bridge.

The most northern place on the mainland of Great Britain.

The sign marks one of the endpoints to mainland Britain's longest overland travel route.

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

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

A typographic tribute to the many comedic greats who make Great Britain laugh.

This tin chapel was built by POW's during World War II and is painted to look like something much more grand.

These 20-foot jaw bones honor a time when the leviathan bones were a sign that whalers survived the hunt.

The bizarre headgear looks like it was made for a fool, not a king.

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

Artists have long been drawn to these atmospheric 12th-century ruins.

These wire animal sculptures commemorate the exotic inhabitants that once called the Tower of London home.

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

The Liverpool street made famous by the Beatles is real.

The quiet field that inspired one of the most famous songs of all time.

This Welsh village gave itself a ridiculous name in a publicity stunt a century ahead of its time.

A century-old tradition has culminated in a small but singular collection of feline effigies.

Harry Potter once visited this massive limestone cliff, which was carved by an ancient glacial river.

This lovely little burbling creek is actually a deadly waterway that has dragged down everyone who ever set foot in it.

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

A miniature Italianate fantasy village on the coast of Wales and the set of ITC classic "The Prisoner."

A modern English garden of eccentric beasts, follies, and oddities.

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