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

The largest greenhouse in the world is home to over one million types of plants.

Europe's largest prehistoric mound – burial site of a legendary king?

A plaque hangs near the execution place of the Scottish Independence leader famously depicted in "Braveheart."

After nearly 60 years, there's still a bear at Paddington Station looking for help.

This antique prison is a tourist attraction with a sordid past.

A famous burial ground with a history both grim and literary.

A historic arboretum and non-conformist, non-denominational park cemetery.

Fascinating town where normal life interfaces with the occult.

This salt marsh in Southern France is as pink as the flamingos that inhabit it.

The largest known medieval map of the world.

Three bridges straddle a stream, one stacked upon the other.

The Liverpool street made famous by the Beatles is real.

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

Hundreds of prehistoric stones, arranged in perfect lines in a French field.

Giant naked man on a hillside.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

This historic Benedictine monastery brews a booze so toxic that it has often been blamed almost singularly for Scottish hooliganism.

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

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

A statue in the center of Dublin dedicated to one of their favorite sons of rock & roll.

The modern birthplace of Irish freedom.

This permanent collection of preserved bodies taken from Irish bogs is one of the leading authorities on such morbid mummies.

A whimsical bridge adorned with decorative dragons.