This was once the center of the Birdman cult, and is now a World Heritage Site.

The largest stone moai on Rapa Nui.

A monument to the thrice mayor of London who according to lore made his fortune by selling his rat-chasing cat.

The gravestone of a delicate singer-songwriter bears a fittingly introspective epitaph.

The ruins of a once-grand mansion in Northern Ireland are now thought to be haunted.

The most northern place on the mainland of Great Britain.

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

The sign marks one of the endpoints to mainland Britain's longest overland travel route.

The world's shortest street was created by an awkwardly placed hotel.

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

This tin chapel was built by POW's during World War II and is painted to look like something much more grand.

One of Edinburgh's oldest pubs hides a 19th-century skittles alley in the back.

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

The discovery of this Neolithic settlement, which contained a Stone Age "cathedral," threw archaeologists for a loop.

Thanks to both terrific preservation and historic vandalism this ancient site is known as the "Heart of Neolithic Orkney."

This Scottish burial tomb once held hundreds of ancient eagle bones.

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.

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

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

This tiny island featuring 9th-century Viking ruins is only accessible at low tide.

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

A scattered trail of street art adds a pop of color to the city's stark structures.

A red sandstone freestanding monolith rises out of the sea in northern Scotland.

Possibly the oldest of Britain's ancient henges is also one of its most stark.