An American ghost town hides along a side street in Scotland's capital.

This stately monument has been wearing a traffic cone hat for decades much to the delight of the locals.

This Scottish museum is the only one in the world to focus not on one religion but all of them.

Since 1874, this macabre collection has developed into a museum devoted to Scotland Yard's mementos of dastardly deeds.

A little-known ruin with a convoluted history and a fascinating latrine drainage system.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

The commemorative stone column conceals a secret laboratory.

A misunderstanding gave this 18th-century racehorse a most amusing name.

The only electricity pylon under whose legs you can go by boat.

These crude contraptions were used to aid in the mining of lead, silver and gold.

This tribute to Sunderland's mining past stands outside the home of its football club.

Its impressive still-working beam engine is a thing of beauty for engineering history fans.

Obscene versions of this artist's work are the most popular.

A place of remembrance for the Prime Minister that met a violent end.

The bones of two medieval royal lions were discovered at the historic fortress.

A motley, fantastical agglomeration of unlikely houseboats along the Shoreham-by-Sea riverbank.

It's a mystery why these remains were found with no traces of their bodies in sight.

At just 51 feet and 10 inches long, it's the shortest street in England.

Sidney Scurvy, the interactive computer sailor, takes you on a journey to discover the everyday lives of Cook and his men.

This medieval church tower has maintained its clockworks since the 16th century.

A vintage penny arcade hidden in the back of a fun fair-themed bar.

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

A statue of the original Pearly King is hidden in a church's crypt.

This purpose-built dinosaur museum is shaped like a pterodactyl and holds fossils that were found in its very village.