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Bon Scott Statue

Kirriemuir, Scotland

Bon Scott Statue

A monument to the 70s rock icon stands on the road into this small Scottish town.

Hoswick's cake shelter (Emma's Cake Corner).

Bixter, Scotland

Shetland Cake Fridges and Honesty Boxes

Across the islands, baked goods, sauces, and much more are for sale 24/7.

The Mayflower Pub.

London, England

The Mayflower Pub

The London pub overlooks where the Mayflower was moored before setting sail for the New World.

West Berneray Beach

Outer Hebrides, Scotland

West Berneray Beach

Despite what a Thai tourism board might want you to think, this white-sand beach is in fact located on a Scottish island.

Imperial measurements.

London, England

Trafalgar Square Imperial Measurements

These official units of measurement—including chains and perches—lie hidden beneath tourists' feet in a popular London hub.

London's smallest police station.

London, England

London's Lilliputian Police Station

London's smallest police station is barely the size of a phone booth.

Café in the Crypt

London, England

Café in the Crypt

This coffee shop lies hidden beneath a historic church.

The Ambassadors by Holbein the younger.

London, England

'The Ambassadors'

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

Eriskay's unique football pitch.

Isle of South Uist, Scotland

Eriskay Football Pitch

FIFA deemed this isolated field one of the most remarkable places to play the sport.

The Bridge to Nowhere

Outer Hebrides, Scotland

The Bridge to Nowhere

A failed infrastructure project now owns this unique moniker.

Lighthouse

Eoropaidh, Scotland

Rubha Robhanais: The Butt of Lewis Lighthouse

A red-brick beacon stands against the tempestuous Atlantic, on the windiest site in the United Kingdom.

Clach an Truseil.

Baile an Truiseil, Scotland

Clach an Truseil

The 5,000-year-old megalith is believed to be Scotland's tallest standing stone.

Callanish Standing Stones.

Callanish, Scotland

Callanish Stones

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

The Whale Bone Arch in Bragar, Isle of Lewis.

Bragar, Scotland

Whale Bone Arch

A whale's jawbone and a malfunctioning harpoon welcome you to the village of Bragar and its lore.

Gearrannan Blackhouse Village.

Garenin, Scotland

Gearrannan Blackhouse Village

Spend the night in this formerly abandoned traditional Scottish village.

Caryatids at St Pancras Church.

London, England

Coade Stone Caryatids

A measuring mishap led to these artificial stone ladies losing their stomachs.

Urine Deflectors of Fleet Street

London, England

Urine Deflectors of Fleet Street

One of the few remaining examples of 19th-century London’s attempt to clean up its reputation.

The Miss Jean Brodie Steps

Edinburgh, Scotland

The Miss Jean Brodie Steps

These steps offer a breathtaking view of one of Europe's most besieged fortresses.

Charles I

Newport, England

Carisbrooke Castle

The Last Home of an Executed King.

Shanklin Chine in 1910

Shanklin, England

Shanklin Chine

This stream-carved gorge has inspired poets, hidden smugglers, and trained soldiers, all without losing its beauty.

The site of Blackgang Chine current

Ventnor, England

Blackgang Chine

The UK's oldest theme park slowly slips away.

Quantum Cloud

London, England

Quantum Cloud

Sculptor Antony Gormley used chaos theory and fractal growth to design his tallest creation.

Court Barn from Lee-on-Solent.

Chichester, England

Weald and Downland Living Museum

This open-air heritage museum illuminates centuries of historic English life from a West Sussex village.

Millennium Seed Bank at Wakehurst

Haywards Heath, England

Millennium Seed Bank

Nearly 2 billion seeds from 38,000 species are stored and processed at this visitable facility in a quiet corner of England.

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