This picturesque archeological site looks like it was pulled straight from a fantasy novel.

Since 1887, this old-school shop has stacked its shelves with extraordinary coffees and teas.

One man spent 10 years building a spectacular section of road because no one else would.

Never actually a tree at all, this spot was the site of London's public hangings for nearly 600 years.

The only fixed chain and post trail in Scotland snakes its way along the base of a towering seaside cliff.

Where condemned pirates met their grisly end at the gallows on the River Thames.

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

A century-old tradition has culminated in a small but singular collection of feline effigies.

A labyrinth hides in plain sight at each of the city's 270 Tube stations.

Overlooked by many, the two famous Scottish warriors guard the main gate of Edinburgh Castle.

A meandering boardwalk across the bogland leads to a "stairway to heaven" with sublime views.

This historic pub has maintained much of its 1906 decor, including a small sequestered room for women, where orders were slipped through a tiny window.

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

A house of bones — but nobody is quite sure to whom they belong.

This lovely little burbling creek is actually a deadly waterway that has dragged down everyone who ever set foot in it.

Besieged by war, this castle ruin has crumbled into a peaceful picnic spot.

Chester Cathedral is home to a unique painting crafted on a canvas of cobwebs.

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

The London pub overlooks where the Mayflower was moored before setting sail for the New World.

A naturally mummified 2,000-year-old man.

This beautiful Victorian ironwork masterpiece was built to keep London from smelling like poop.

These ancient sunken lanes were naturally tunneled into the soft ground by countless footsteps.

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

A student driver's nightmare.