This 16th-century house tells the city's history through old artifacts and quirky tales.

Legend says a witch conjured the world's third largest whirlpool to protect Scotland from a nasty pirate.

The lab where the scientist made his groundbreaking discoveries is preserved on the basement floor of the Faraday Museum.

Dating back almost 400 years, the oldest public collection library in the United Kingdom was once the study hall of Karl Marx.

This ethereal, rainforest-like gorge is home to waterfalls, quaint bridges, and fairy folk.

A verdant 17th-century-style garden hidden along Edinburgh’s Royal Mile.

It is said the legendary wizard once lived in this sea cave beneath Tintagel Castle.

A beautiful Greco-Roman structure houses a well once believed to have healing powers.

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

A rocky sea serpent hides caves, blowholes, and a spectacular natural bridge.

The largest cave chamber in Britain—big enough to fit a whole cathedral inside.

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.

Large-scale contemporary artworks tower over fields and lurk in forests around a Jacobean manor house.

This secluded walkway overlooks a magnificently wild London green space.

19th-century scientists would make the pilgrimage here to verify the precision of their measuring sticks.

A clock designed to run with perfect accuracy for 10,000 years.

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

The largest greenhouse in the world is home to over one million types of plants.

Since 1887, this old-school shop has stacked its shelves with extraordinary coffees and teas.

The highest peak in the United Kingdom has a history of physics, specters, and a pilgrimage of strange objects.

The John Snow Memorial marks the epicenter of London's 1854 cholera epidemic.

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.

An easily overlooked stretch of ornate window fronts and gaslight lamps that could be right from the pages of Dickens.