The ruined abbey includes a rare surviving example of a monastic latrine.

The oldest residential street in Europe also features an optical illusion.

This site contains overlapping ancient graveyards that existed about 1,000 years apart.

This pub was 238 years old when it decided to revamp its image: It started serving Thai food.

These mysterious Viking chess pieces spent centuries hidden on a remote Scottish island.

Touching this 18th-century Scottish philosopher’s toe allegedly conjures good fortune.

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

One of England's most famous churches hides a pair of little known architectural treasures.

This former abandoned hospital, a complex of stunning 19th century buildings, once housed 2,000 psychiatric patients.

Under a church hides a forgotten 13th-century ossuary containing the remains of around 2,500 people.

This 16th-century house tells the city's history through old artifacts and quirky tales.

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

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

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

The taxidermy remains of the first mammal ever cloned from an adult cell are on display in Edinburgh.

Two plaques commemorate the site of Shakespeare's first theatre.

A musical composition 1000 years in length plays at the Trinity Buoy Wharf in London.

Bronze sculpture celebrating the relationship between Churchill and Roosevelt.

The oldest inn in England served brew to the crusaders.

The largest stone circle in the world has ended up bringing up more questions than it has answered.

A 200-year-old prison that now houses a peculiar crime museum.

Fascinating town where normal life interfaces with the occult.

Near the former site of numerous witch burnings, this lavish Edinburgh mainstay pays homage to Scotland's brutal history.

London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.