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

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

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

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

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

A succession of eerily contemplative iron figures lead from a Scottish museum to the sea.

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

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

Summer in Scotland begins with a spectacularly wild and colorful event rooted in ancient pagan traditions.

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

A cluttered and astounding collection of antiquities and curiosities.

The final resting place of soldiers' loyal canine companions.

A sweet symbol marks the place where torturous executions were once carried out.

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

A 18th century graveyard and its astonishing cortege of macabre iconography.

Hear the quietest sound from across the dome.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

17th century streets hidden under Edinburgh were once a breeding ground for the black death.

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

The curios of pharmacist and collector Henry Wellcome.

One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.

A student driver's nightmare.

A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.