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

A sweet symbol marks the place where torturous executions were once carried out.

Islanders once used this dramatic, otherworldly landscape to hide their cattle from Viking raiders.

A unique 1980s designed church sits uncomfortably in its traditional Victorian churchyard.

The mysterious megaliths have enchanted and intrigued visitors for thousands of years.

This magnificent mural was created with over 30,000 colored bricks.

In the U.K., a historic workhouse shines a light on the early, harsh treatment of the poor.

This striking steel sculpture transforms environmental data into art.

This museum honors the young maritime hero who became an unexpected Victorian-era celebrity.

This eye-catching roundabout sculpture commemorates one of England's best World War II-era "shadow factories."

The extensive relics of an ancient Roman and Phoenician fish processing plant hide in a town park.

A 19th-century funicular railway shuttles visitors up this surprising sea cliff to one of the world's largest camera obscuras.

Lumps of significant stone from around the world surround a flaming monument for peace.

These ruins witnessed the final gathering of the failed Jacobite Rebellion.

An ancient Scottish rock formation said to be the gravesite of a giant remains ensconced in legend and intrigue.

A small cemetery remembers the British troops who fell during the Falklands War.

Where British troops serving on the remote islands paid tribute to their faraway hometowns.

Once a palace for the Archbishop of York, these 15th-century ruins now serve as a haunt for history buffs.

English Protestants once criticized this enormous private chapel for being too ornate.

This amazing trail among the many waterfalls around Ingleton has been enchanting visitors since 1885.

One of the earliest large-scale "hyper" roofs in the U.K. is now a derelict roadside attraction.

A micronation on an islet along the coast of a Portuguese island.

A 13th-century inn where the ill-fated King Charles I spent his last night of freedom.

A memorial to American oil drillers who volunteered to travel secretly to England in 1943 and work in the U.K.'s only oil field.