Its collection includes a broad array of social, geographic, graphic design, and political history.

Originally meant to hold a statue of King William IV, this support sat empty for years. Today, it hosts a rotating cast of public artwork.

A quartet of tiled art pieces adorn the floors of this prestigious art museum.

The television series' iconic giant foot was borrowed from this classical painting.

A mysterious shape catches the eye in this 16th-century painting.

Take in the views of Big Ben with a Guinness in hand at this floating pub aboard a 1930s Dutch barge.

William Blake claimed to have painted this gothic masterpiece after encountering this nightmarish being in a vision.

The library houses an incredible collection of some of the world's most impressive books and manuscripts.

This intriguing Bronze Age artifact spent centuries hidden within a Welsh faerie hill.

These mysterious Viking chess pieces spent centuries hidden on a remote Scottish island.

Huge winged monument in the United Kingdom.

This giant steel bear is a tribute to naturalist John Muir.

A roadway designed for a visiting monarch.

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?

A stone monument acknowledging Scotland's right to have a separate Parliament from the one in Westminster.

A never-finished memorial to the heroes of the Napoleonic War has become "Scotland's Folly."

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

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

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

This 17th-century street hidden beneath Edinburgh was once a breeding ground for the black death.

Dedicated to the Father of the British Fire Service.

The 20th-century chapel’s intricate woodwork includes amazing details, most notably angels playing bagpipes.

Edinburgh's oldest statue hides within a parking lot behind the city's iconic cathedral.