This centuries-old gothic monster has been converted into a sprawling, glossy bookstore.

Before it was buried by volcanic ash, this fast-food restaurant fed the hungry hordes of ancient Rome.

Legend says this rock was once a chopping block for public executions.

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

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

Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

The Metropolitan Police refurbished the blue box (perhaps not coincidentally) the same year "Doctor Who" returned to TV screens.

Banksy gives themself artistic license with this piece of London street art.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

A solemn memorial in a majestic setting that honors a 1692 tragedy.

Glasgow's memorial to the International Brigade volunteers from Great Britain who fought and died in the Spanish Civil War.

Looking strangely like Rome's Colosseum, this unfinished tower has dominated the skyline for over 100 years.

Even though some of the buildings date back to the Victorian era, this research institute is still involved in cutting-edge astronomy research.

A quartet of brightly colored mythical beasts stand sentry at this gateway.

This charming old building's loose connection with the Scottish Reformer is what saved it from demolition after it split apart.

A six-ton wedding present for the King of the Scots.

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

Largest lake in Great Britain measured by surface area.

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

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

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

The tomb of one of Scotland's bloody historic villains is a magnet for bumbling desecrators.

Overlooking a Scottish loch, this beautifully crumbling castle once inspired a poem by William Wordsworth.