Rumored to be the famed pirate's lookout tower, this historic stone structure is now just watching for tourists.

This bleach-white graveyard overlooking the ocean is accessed through a tunnel.

This Neolithic stone circle is the most complete of its kind in Scotland.

The longest staircase lock in Britain.

This single-track road rewards brave drivers with stunning Scottish scenery.

A sea cave with a waterfall and Viking past

Where the sleeping monsters of Scotland's oil industry are left to rust.

Cut into a sheer cliff face, these stairs are the only way to reach a secluded Scottish harbor.

The world's shortest street was created by an awkwardly placed hotel.

The most northern place on the mainland of Great Britain.

The sign marks one of the endpoints to mainland Britain's longest overland travel route.

Poetic, metallic giraffes adorn a square off an Edinburgh thoroughfare.

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

This iconic 1,000-year-old medieval castle is a favorite of the film industry, most notably as the location for Hogwarts in Harry Potter.

Twice a day this ancient path disappears with the tides, leaving the Holy Island of Lindisfarne out to sea.

This tidal island, a sacred site in early English Christianity, was the target of a notable Viking invasion.

These upturned herring boats make nifty storage sheds for fishing goods.

A wildlife paradise, this island is one of the world’s most important habitats for burrow nesting seabirds.

The sixth of London's "Magnificent Seven" cemeteries, and a source of unlikely inspiration to Beatrix Potter.

The Metropolitan Police refurbished the blue box (perhaps not coincidentally) the same year "Doctor Who" returned to TV screens.

A unique tribute to the millions of animals who served and died for the British military.

Legend says these colorful, invasive residents are the descendants of birds released by Jimi Hendrix.

Once designed as the entrance to Buckingham Palace, this structure was later relocated and stands as a victory arch.

19th-century scientists would make the pilgrimage here to verify the precision of their measuring sticks.