Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

Britain's only herd of free-ranging reindeer.

A statue in the heart of Edinburgh honors a bear that served in the Polish military during World War II.

The final resting place of soldiers' loyal canine companions.

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

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

A familiar otherworldly creature guards this 12th-century Scottish abbey.

Largest lake in Great Britain measured by surface area.

This stately estate house features a tower covered in a bright, modern mural.

There are plenty of wonderful panoramic vistas in Edinburgh, but not many are hidden smack in the middle of the Old Town.

Now famous as the "Harry Potter bridge," this impressive concrete viaduct has long been an icon in its own right.

One of Ireland's most infamous prisons for rebels including men, women and children.

The highest peak in the United Kingdom has a history of physics, specters, and a pilgrimage of strange objects.

Northern Ireland's Brobdingnagian stepping stones.

The atmospheric road was never meant to be so creepy.

17th century streets hidden under Edinburgh were once a breeding ground for the black death.

Japanese national treasure originally built in 593 CE.

Japan's largest and oldest annual procession of floats, begun in 869.

This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

One of downtown Berlin's last reminders of its Communist past.

Where once there was a train station bathroom, there is now this German burger joint.

Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.

A museum dedicated to the history of a terrifying secret police is now held in their former headquarters.