London's only public statue of the much-married monarch adorns the gate to St Bartholomew’s Hospital.

This historic building displays the remains of a victim of the devastating 14th-century plague.

The bar where "The Great Train Robbery" was planned was once a nexus of high society and low morals.

The world's first underground farm is in a World War II bomb shelter beneath the streets of London.

Every birth, death, and marriage is recorded in these color-coded leather-bound books.

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

Come for the oysters, stay for the priceless art honoring inventors across history and Scotland's favorite outdoor sports.

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

An American ghost town hides along a side street in Scotland's capital.

This historic pub has maintained much of its 1906 decor, including a small sequestered room for women, where orders were slipped through a tiny window.

Summer in Scotland begins with a spectacularly wild and colorful event rooted in ancient pagan traditions.

Semaphore saints, a golden dragon's head, and a stone carved with religious warnings all call this cathedral home.

The remains of an ancient bathhouse sit inside this aptly-named pub.

A Reformation-era fiery figurehead once denoted this location as a print shop.

This memorial to World War II's fallen airmen shows us the movements of the stars that once guided them.

Makers and sellers of the original and finest York Ghosts.

The little-known second castle that William the Conqueror built in York.

This disused Cold War bunker has been restored to all of its early 60s glory.

One of the few surviving examples of Victorian-era public toilets now houses a small homestay.

Over a decade ago, painted penguins mysteriously appeared around Berwick-upon-Tweed for no apparent reason.

A hidden path at the National Theatre lets you look behind the scenes of the latest productions.

Once a train station along the Great Eastern Railway this vibrant coffee shop and bar is where members of London’s creative class mingle.

There's an exclusive Beefeaters pub hidden in the Tower of London.

A hidden treasure in London with a rich medieval history, and the resting place of many luminaries.