Ugly 18th-century dwarf statues living in a perfectly landscaped Austrian garden.

A historic observatory precariously perched at the "Top of Europe."

The world’s first museum dedicated to the history of childhood opened in Edinburgh in 1955.

Remnants of the 16th-century defensive wall still stand unassumingly within Edinburgh.

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

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

Overlooked by many, the two famous Scottish warriors guard the main gate of Edinburgh Castle.

A statue in the heart of Edinburgh honors a bear that served in the Polish military during World War II.

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

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

The final resting place of soldiers' loyal canine companions.

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

Fascinating town where normal life interfaces with the occult.

A museum in England’s Lake District dedicated to the trusty pencil wants you to know the story of their World War II spy pencils.

Stonehenge has nothing on Castlerigg’s views.

This enormous secondhand bookstore inside a Victorian train station sparked the "Keep Calm and Carry On" craze.

A museum pays tribute to the glass-making industry of Sunderland.

This lonely bronze walrus celebrates a character in a Lewis Carroll poem.

The nearly 200-year-old folly has a secret spiral staircase hidden in one of its pillars.

A collection of maritime artifacts from the world's first volunteer life brigade.

This gorgeous space is England's largest independent library outside of London.

This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.

A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.