The rotting skeleton of a shoreside fun fair that was destroyed by fire and storms still haunts the Brighton ocean view.

This tunnel entrance is built to resemble a grand castle but no one is quite sure why.

A verdant 17th-century-style garden hidden along Edinburgh’s Royal Mile.

This charming old building's loose connection with the Scottish Reformer is what saved it from demolition after it split apart.

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

Overlooking the burial ground is a tower designed to prevent thieves from snatching the recently deceased.

A series of three shiny letters mark the boundary of an old refuge for those being pursued by debt collectors.

Ruined 11th century abbey built by King David I in Edinburgh, Scotland.

The Tudor-style cottage in the middle of the square is not quite what it seems.

This marine reptile was discovered by one of the 19th century's greatest fossil hunters.

Repository for more than 22 million pickled specimens.

This artist's home turned gallery/museum preserves the creator's love of "Eastern" influences.

No one knows who created the statues or if they are arranged properly—let alone the artwork's real name.

The Egyptian-inspired last resting place of Lord Kilmorey.

London's marvelous wildfowl reserve along the Thames.

This beautiful deer park was built so King Charles I and his court could go hunting while escaping a deadly plague outbreak.

The Last Home of an Executed King.

This quaint mortuary chapel hides a stunning Celtic Revival and Art Nouveau interior.

Black cat statues guard this temple-like Egyptian revival factory.

Housing the famous Norwegian ice-defying 19th century polar exploration ship.

One man's exploration of the human form, including the bizarre and delightful "Man Attacked by Babies."

Across the Pacific in a raft, a museum dedicated to Thor Heyerdahl's now legendary expedition.

Home to three historic ships from the age of Vikings.

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.