Eoropaidh, Scotland
Rubha Robhanais: The Butt of Lewis Lighthouse
A red-brick beacon stands against the tempestuous Atlantic, on the windiest site in the United Kingdom.
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Eoropaidh, Scotland
A red-brick beacon stands against the tempestuous Atlantic, on the windiest site in the United Kingdom.
Sandwick, Scotland
Amazing and mysterious Neolithic settlement on Scotland's Orkney Islands.
Cruden Bay, Scotland
The remains of a grand castle that may have inspired Bram Stoker's Dracula.
Lambholm, Scotland
This tin chapel was built by POW's during World War II and is painted to look like something much more grand.
Haddington, Scotland
Ruined castle with subterranean vaulted Goblin Ha' or "Goblin Hall."
Holywood, Scotland
A 30-acre garden inspired by the principles of modern physics.
Lendalfoot, Scotland
Legend says this cave housed a 16th-century cannibal and his family of 48.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This series of Scottish caves has no clear purpose other than baffling historians.
Edinburgh, Scotland
360° views of the city plus five floors of optical illusions and hands-on science.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Formerly abandoned underground complex to keep royals safe from a nuclear war that never came.
Ayr, Scotland
Forgotten jail cells beneath this Scottish town hall are now used for delightfully artful storage.
Ayr, Scotland
Wonderfully preserved Victorian factory, complete with a preserved steam powered engine house.
London, England
A clock designed to run with perfect accuracy for 10,000 years.
London, England
Banksy gives themself artistic license with this piece of London street art.
London, England
Artists and musicians now rule over this former rail station.
London, England
The largest clown school in Britain offering accredited degrees.
London, England
In this cobwebbed old operating theater, you can practically hear the screams of the unanesthetized patients.
London, England
Rebuilt remains of a temple to Roman god Mithras.
London, England
The curios of pharmacist and collector Henry Wellcome.
London, England
A 2000-year-old Roman amphitheater lies just below Guildhall Yard.
London, England
This South London cemetery holds the remains of more than 15,000 people.
London, England
The only university zoological museum in London houses extinct animals, bizarre natural history specimens, and a Micrarium of microscopic creatures.
London, England
A cluttered and astounding collection of antiquities and curiosities.
London, England
Residential building on the Regents Canal is a breeding ground for creativity and innovation.