A modern English garden of eccentric beasts, follies, and oddities.

These steps offer a breathtaking view of one of Europe's most besieged fortresses.

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

The National Railway Museum in York is the largest railway museum in the world, attracting almost 1 million visitors per year.

This network of narrow, medieval passages has the most delightful name.

This sculpture marks the spot where one of the greatest Roman rulers was proclaimed emperor.

The final resting place of England's most notorious bandit.

An incredibly well-preserved piece of ninth-century Viking poop.

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

Makers and sellers of the original and finest York Ghosts.

One of the shortest streets in York has an especially odd name.

Aside from denoting a public square or market, this medieval structure was also a sign of a town's prosperity.

A remarkable feat of Victorian engineering across the Firth of Forth.

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

A rare memorial paying homage to an altruistic woman from the 19th-century.

A statue in the heart of Edinburgh honors a bear that served in the Polish military during World War II.

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

The Scottish Reformation leader's grave was paved over and is now a parking lot.

Edinburgh's oldest statue hides within a parking lot behind the city's iconic cathedral.

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

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

The world’s first museum dedicated to the history of childhood opened in Edinburgh in 1955.

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

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