A mysterious demonic figure peers down from its perch within the gorgeous Chester Cathedral.

Remnants of the 16th-century defensive wall still stand unassumingly within Edinburgh.

These haunting ruins belong to an ancient village that once had one hell of a view.

A modest stone circle in North Wales.

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

Gutted during the Liverpool Blitz, this architectural husk has been left destroyed in honor of the dead.

Legends say that this small island was the final resting place of the Welsh saint of lovers.

This neolithic stone grave has been altered and restored so often its now more neo than lithic.

Used as an example in one of the first dictionary entries for "museum" in 1706.

The stately remains of Llywelyn the Great's mighty fortress.

J.R.R Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and other "Inklings" met at the Oxford pub to discuss the now legendary fantasy stories they were writing.

The highest peak in Wales is said to be the final resting place of a giant killed by King Arthur.

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

Dating back almost 400 years, the oldest public collection library in the United Kingdom was once the study hall of Karl Marx.

Largest lake in Great Britain measured by surface area.

A Victorian Gothic masterpiece housing a world-class collection of rare books and manuscripts.

Mysteriously stacked storefront paths give this medieval British town an iconic style like none other.

An easily overlooked stretch of ornate window fronts and gaslight lamps that could be right from the pages of Dickens.

The gloomy ruins that inspired Bram Stoker to bring Dracula to life.

This ancient Irish tower could easily have stood in for Rapunzel's prison.

This stunning concert hall has become a symbol of Iceland's national recovery.

One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.

A logging-themed roadside restaurant surrounded by museum-quality machinery and artifacts from the industry's heyday.

The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.