The world’s first museum dedicated to the history of childhood opened in Edinburgh in 1955.

Anonymously sculpted and donated, these sculptures made from poetry books and pages are sprinkled around the city.

The U.K.'s first underground railway line is now a lively thoroughfare for runners and cyclists.

The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?

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

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

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

Accessible only at low tide, the deserted island is dotted with World War II ruins.

One of the oldest scientific gardens in Britain, containing more than 13,302 plant species in its core collection.

A fantastic example of Victorian railway engineering with two unusual decorative features.

At this snack-shack in the bucolic British countryside, you can still get a slice of socialism with your spot of tea.

Inside this station, the 1945 film "Brief Encounter" is played on a loop daily.

A harrowing sculpture commemorates the four people shot down during the workers strike of 1842.

Once upon a time these giant concrete tanks were used by local fishermen to clean their wild-caught mussels.

Thousands of well-dressed mummies below a monastery.

Cave shrine on Monte Pellegrino.

Climb to the top of its spiral spire for spectacular views of Copenhagen.

An Orthodox church built by the Royal Family for the Russian community exiled to the French Riviera.

Thanks to modern navigational tools we now know that the true prime meridian runs through a park next door.

A 1,215-foot tunnel transports pedestrians beneath the River Thames.

A huge Megalithic chamber tomb located behind a cafe.

This Victorian-era public house has set the standard for pub-style elegance for over a hundred years.

The tower was originally used as a chimney for the waste incinerator of St. John's Precinct and Market.

A thousand year old oak tree survives in Liverpool.