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One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

A kaleidoscopic warehouse-maze of handmade neon signs.

The library houses an incredible collection of some of the world's most impressive books and manuscripts.

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

A measuring mishap led to these artificial stone ladies losing their stomachs.

A network of concealed passageways lies within a busy London Underground station.

An small and easily overlooked archaeology museum chock full of Egyptian artifacts.

Originally built for London’s cab drivers, this bright green hut now serves anyone a hot drink or meal.

The only university zoological museum in London houses extinct animals, bizarre natural history specimens, and a Micrarium of microscopic creatures.

The Art Deco artwork depicts gilded carriers of deadly illnesses.

This bewitching Babylonian goddess haunts a hallway of the British Museum.

A tongue-in-cheek arcade where the games are based on everyday life.

This museum tucked below a charming cafe gives a brief snapshot of photographic history.

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

The Tudor-style cottage in the middle of the square is not quite what it seems.

A collection of comics, graphic novels, animation and caricatures devoted to exploring this often overlooked art form.

In this cobwebbed old operating theater, you can practically hear the screams of the unanesthetized patients.

London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.

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

Ruined 11th century abbey built by King David I in Edinburgh, Scotland.

One of the oldest scientific gardens in Britain, containing more than 13,302 plant species in its core collection.

Tiny effigies of the victims of Edinburgh's famous Anatomy Murders.

The fountain marks the area where hundreds of accused witches were burned at the stake.

A 18th century graveyard and its astonishing cortege of macabre iconography.

There are plenty of wonderful panoramic vistas in Edinburgh, but not many are hidden smack in the middle of the Old Town.

The taxidermy remains of the first mammal ever cloned from an adult cell are on display in Edinburgh.

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.

A labyrinthine network of chambers with a storied past hides below Edinburgh's South Bridge.

This obscure walkway links Edinburgh’s Old Town with one of the city's prime vantage points.

Come for the oysters, stay for the priceless art honoring inventors across history and Scotland's favorite outdoor sports.

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

This repurposed church offers a more literal way to get closer to the heavens.

The elaborate clockwork contraptions in this Scottish gallery create small worlds of whimsy and horror.

A 200-year-old collection of oddities and medical paraphernalia.

Hidden on a cobblestone street in Glasgow, a Czech Cajovna-inspired teahouse serves as a hangout for Bohemians.

A secret door leads to this cozy dive that sells only “milk.”