In 1190 one of the worst anti-Semitic massacres of the Middle Ages took place in a wooden tower which previously occupied this site in York.

Since 1877, the characters of Sir Walter Scott’s “Ivanhoe” have been keeping time in this Leeds arcade.

A 3rd-century Roman villa in Kourion with one of the only mosaics in Cyprus to depict gladiators fighting by name.

This atmospheric cavern on the hillside above picturesque Rydal Water is actually an old slate quarry

Looking like something out of a fairytale, this tiny house was built over a stream to avoid paying land taxes

Near where the ill-fated Terra Nova expedition launched, there is a monument to 'Scott of the Antarctic'

Where a plague-quarantined village left vinegar-soaked coins for supplies

A whimsical Renaissance fountain sculpture from Florence, world-renowned for defying convention.

This Cardiff Bay landmark traces its history back to when Norwegian ships transported coal from Wales.

The final resting place of a poisoned lover whose death was at the center of one of Glasgow's most sensational murder trials.

Inside this art museum resides one of Glasgow's most famous musical instruments.

Displaced highlanders would take shelter from the wet Scottish climate under the large walled bridge at Glasgow Central Station.

An icon of the Battle of Britain is frozen in flight in a grand Victorian museum.

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

A scattered trail of street art adds a pop of color to the city's stark structures.

A tongue-in-cheek marker at the place where Robert Barr supposedly created Scotland’s favorite soft drink.

This 8-foot Anglo-Saxon cross is a rare surviving example of Mercian craftsmanship.

A haunting medieval cloister that once served as the friars’ burial ground.

These once housed the families who decided in 1665 to quarantine themselves to save their neighbours.

Thought to be Britain’s earliest purpose-built viewing station, this small hut frames a magical waterfall.

The world's oldest continuously operating record shop has been in Cardiff since 1894.

This castle tower in Wales leans at a steeper angle than the Leaning Tower of Pisa.

This ornate neo-Gothic mausoleum honors the man behind the Mercedes name—and the daughter who inspired it.

A former royal garden with lush surroundings in the heart of the city.