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

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

The fountain marks the area where hundreds of accused witches were burned at the stake.

Possibly the oldest living thing in Europe, more likely a pagan survivor.

Bronze plates placed around this Scottish fishing village form a true-scale model of the solar system.

A small Scottish town's larger-than-life tribute to the celebrated accordion player.

A museum in England’s Lake District dedicated to the trusty pencil wants you to know the story of their World War II spy pencils.

One of the highest Roman forts in Britain is set amid dramatic scenery on a notoriously difficult road.

Macbeth's infamous "Great Birnam Wood."

Described by William Wordsworth as a "World of Wonder."

An abandoned village where the ruined foundations cling to a cliff.

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

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

This rare surviving broch is one of Scotland's most impressive Bronze Age structures.

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

This brilliant display of whirling fireballs celebrates Hogmanay.

Dedicated to one of the nation's worst engineering disasters.

Atop this arch, during the 16th-century, a sermon was given to those suffering from plague.

A pair of mosaics marks the spot where the last accused witch of Dundee was put to death.

A reportedly haunted parking structure with alleged links to Jack The Ripper.

People leave coins atop an unusual grave marker in one of Scotland's oldest burial grounds.

A bronze tribute to the wildly popular video game from the '90s.

This monument depicts a harrowing event involving an escaped polar bear.

A re-purposed wooden sculpture, depicting one of Scotland's most beloved writer's amphibious creations.