This intricately carved and hilariously huge bed was such a famous symbol both Shakespeare and Byron used it in their writing.

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

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

The ancestral home of beloved English poet Lord Byron has a bizarre history.

This 13th century castle is chock full of ghosts and impossibly rare cows.

This Viking gravestone carved in a rare runic style was dug up from a London churchyard.

These ancient sea caves hold Britain's highest concentration of Pictish rock carvings.

In 1943 the British military took control of this village, telling residents they had to leave temporarily. The villagers were never allowed to return.

Legend says a witch conjured the world's third largest whirlpool to protect Scotland from a nasty pirate.

The monster at the center of the Darwin Center Spirit Collection.

This cramped crevasse saw the entire population of its island suffocated inside its depths.

Museum about life, death, and cannibalism in the Stone Age.

Scattered throughout London are ancient remnants of the city's former bounding wall.

Spend the night in this formerly abandoned traditional Scottish village.

A special shop catering to the needs of things that go bump in the night, and also helps kids become writers.

The fountain marks the area where hundreds of accused witches were burned at the stake.

The most iconic structure in Scotland has been home to bishops, colonels, and Sean Connery characters.