A tour de force of a fountain, memorializing a man who loved fountains more than anything else.

This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.

Largest lake in Great Britain measured by surface area.

This volcanic plug boasts the longest recorded history of any Scottish stronghold.

The location of a citizen uprising that led to a gruesome act of mob justice.

These wooden pipes were crucial to providing water to Medieval Edinburgh.

Inside this home, the Icelandic national anthem was born.

Louisa May Alcott based “Little Women” on her experiences growing up in this house with her sisters.

This Shetland Islands bus shelter may be small, but it squeezes in a couch, a desk, some art, and even an old telly.

This picturesque archeological site looks like it was pulled straight from a fantasy novel.

A remarkably well preserved tower dating all the way back to the Iron Age.

The world's first experimental nutritionist is memorialized as the "Hippocrates of naval medicine."

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

This unassuming shed was the stage for a monumental event in British history.

This unusual statue overlooking the Royal Mile has an interesting backstory.

This extraordinary Viking artifact has traveled throughout the city.

An artistic interpretation of the history of a Scottish park, combining poetry with anthropomorphic animals.

Inside this cathedral is a shoulder bone belonging to the Patron Saint of Scotland.

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

Beach instrument turned bed and breakfast.

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

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

Huge winged monument in the United Kingdom.

This former school is now abandoned and a canvas for graffiti artists.