The world's largest prehistoric copper mine had 30,000 animal bones scattered throughout the maze of passageways.

The abandoned funicular tunnel was a secret base for the BBC during World War II.

Sprawled across the Great Hall ceiling are various constellations and images relating to the zodiac.

This strange moor has a song written about it, Bronze Age carvings, and an alien sighting.

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

This stately monument has been wearing a traffic cone hat for decades much to the delight of the locals.

This logic-defying 16th-century Tudor manor still stands to the delight and astonishment of onlookers.

A statue of the legendary Celtic warrior queen who fought the Roman invaders stands in one of the cities she once destroyed.

The "lost friend” is the most famous of the six moai statues that were removed from Easter Island.

Art Deco and “Wrenaissance” mash-up, this recently restored royal residence has been home to kings and comes with secret monkey passages included.

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

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

A beautiful Greco-Roman structure houses a well once believed to have healing powers.

Overlooked by many, the two famous Scottish warriors guard the main gate of Edinburgh Castle.

Eyam took steps to quarantine themselves and keep the plague from spreading.

The fierce beast perches atop a pedestal marking where the historic City of London gates once stood.

The granddaddy of English geoglyphs dates back to the late Bronze Age.

The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.

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

Stonehenge has nothing on Castlerigg’s views.

Follow the original medieval paths that wind through this intriguing section of the city.

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

Harry Potter once visited this massive limestone cliff, which was carved by an ancient glacial river.

This luxury shopping lane has been protected by its own tiny police force for over a century.