Manchester salvaged this sculpture of the adopted Mancunian when it was no longer wanted in Ukraine.

The red letters in the literary pavement leading to the library form a mysterious code.

This memorial to World War II's fallen airmen shows us the movements of the stars that once guided them.

This peeling mural of Adam and Eve was inspired by the greenhouses at Kew Gardens.

A pair of stones embedded in an Edinburgh street memorialize one of the city's last public hangings.

Sculptor Antony Gormley used chaos theory and fractal growth to design his tallest creation.

The ship built to ferry passengers and goods to the doomed Titanic is now the last remaining White Star Line vessel.

A series of three shiny letters mark the boundary of an old refuge for those being pursued by debt collectors.

This stack of stones honors a murdered 18th-century woman.

The 20th-century chapel’s intricate woodwork includes amazing details, most notably angels playing bagpipes.

A building that survived WWII, possibly on the virtue of its name alone.

This charming old building's loose connection with the Scottish Reformer is what saved it from demolition after it split apart.

Prehistoric sandstone menhir with Early Bronze Age cup and ring markings, also known as Robin Hood's Stone.

Once home to a Scottish baronet, this 18th-century historic house doubles as a legendary art space.

Overlooking the burial ground is a tower designed to prevent thieves from snatching the recently deceased.

This alley off Edinburgh's Royal Mile contains remnants of the city's seedier history.

Displaced highlanders would take shelter from the wet Scottish climate under the large walled bridge at Glasgow Central Station.

The bizarre headgear looks like it was made for a fool, not a king.

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

The U.K.'s first underground railway line is now a lively thoroughfare for runners and cyclists.

17th century puritan church with connections to the Salem Witch Trials.

A tiny replica of the iconic London landmark hides on the side of the steel structure.

A thousand year old oak tree survives in Liverpool.

The fences outside some of South London's estates are made from recycled World War II stretchers.