Revel in the Victorian splendor of the world's oldest eating establishment inside a museum.

The cedar tree in Highgate Cemetery earned its title by accident.

A site of pagan worship which still attracts people looking for fairies.

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

The largest greenhouse in the world is home to over one million types of plants.

A fantastic castle rumored to be the birthplace of King Arthur.

Several plaster noses are hidden in plain sight around London's Soho neighborhood.

London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.

One of Edinburgh's oldest pubs hides a 19th-century skittles alley in the back.

A 18th century graveyard and its astonishing cortege of macabre iconography.

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

Tiny effigies of the victims of Edinburgh's famous Anatomy Murders.

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

Touching this 18th-century Scottish philosopher’s toe allegedly conjures good fortune.

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

A quartet of brightly colored mythical beasts stand sentry at this gateway.

This monument is dedicated to a young boy who survived a disaster that forced Edinburgh to reevaluate its building codes.

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

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

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

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

The tomb of one of Scotland's bloody historic villains is a magnet for bumbling desecrators.

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

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