A jumble of treasures in a small space, this old-fashioned local museum is full of surprises.

A single oak tree rises out of the waters of Loch Lomond.

The main residence of the Erskine family and the hereditary keeper of the nearby royal Stirling Castle.

A deserted medieval village where bodies were once mutilated to prevent them rising from the dead.

On a hill overlooking Loch Trool, a granite boulder marks the site where Robert the Bruce, King of Scotland, defeated an English army.

The largest municipal cemetery in the United Kingdom and the second largest in Europe contains some of Manchester’s biggest characters.

In England, an 18th-century water-powered workshop still stands.

This historic castle was already in ruins by the 13th century.

Also known as "Leicester's Folly," this almost cathedral was left unfinished and in ruins.

This plaque in one of London's oldest public hospitals commemorates the first meeting of two of Britain's most famous literary heroes: Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.

A bench and a bridge pay tribute to Birmingham's favorite heavy metal band.

Neolithic burial chambers hidden beside a village school.

A sense of bewilderment encounters visitors when they happen upon this former railway bridge.

This park is home to a collection of important industrial and religious sites.

The church and nearby castle are all that remains of a medieval village, mysteriously abandoned.

An unassuming churchyard is the resting place of a pioneering surveyor and reluctant namesake of a mountain.

One of the oldest remaining Catholic churches in England is home to the hand of a 7th-century saint.

A surprisingly approachable statue of the man who dominated King Henry VIII's government.

These unknown Bronze Age earthworks are believed to be ancient burial mounds.

This fortified L-shaped tower is the ancient seat of clan Hannay.

Believed to be the birthplace of John Balliol.

English Protestants once criticized this enormous private chapel for being too ornate.

The Ranger’s House exhibits fine mementos collected by Sir Julius Werner during the course of his life, including this infamous pendant.

The author of Alice in Wonderland spent his final years at this whimsical Victorian home.