This pub was 238 years old when it decided to revamp its image: It started serving Thai food.

This medieval sanctuary's tree-framed door looks like a portal to a mythical realm.

A relic of Victorian grandeur hides beneath a busy South London road.

Summer in Scotland begins with a spectacularly wild and colorful event rooted in ancient pagan traditions.

The heads of two giant mythological water horses honor Scotland's horselord past.

This iconic 1,000-year-old medieval castle is a favorite of the film industry, most notably as the location for Hogwarts in Harry Potter.

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

The pioneer of psychoanalysis spent the final year of his life here, still seeing patients on that famous couch.

Mysteriously stacked storefront paths give this medieval British town an iconic style like none other.

A hidden treasure in London with a rich medieval history, and the resting place of many luminaries.

A pagan tradition of draping trees with rags eerily lives on.

Climb this overlooked gem's spiral staircase and you'll be rewarded with spectacular views of Glasgow.

Monty Python fans will recognize this abandoned mine as the Cave of the Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog.

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.

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

Collection dedicated to brands, packaging and advertising.

Mary Kelly was last seen here before she was murdered by Jack the Ripper.

A Roman spa buried deep beneath the City of London.

The true age of this ancient stone circle is unknown, but its stunning vista isn't in question.

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

A closed London rail station created to cart away the dead still bears the marks of attempts to make it less morbid.

The gloomy ruins that inspired Bram Stoker to bring Dracula to life.

The sixth of London's "Magnificent Seven" cemeteries, and a source of unlikely inspiration to Beatrix Potter.

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.