A plaque hangs near the execution place of the Scottish Independence leader famously depicted in "Braveheart."

A century-old tradition has culminated in a small but singular collection of feline effigies.

A 200-year-old collection of oddities and medical paraphernalia.

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

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.

A open air theatre built on a cliff by an eccentric British woman.

This luxury shopping lane has been protected by its own tiny police force for over a century.

A community of artists and entrepreneurs seeks a simpler life on London's waterways.

Stonehenge has nothing on Castlerigg’s views.

Now famous as the "Harry Potter bridge," this impressive concrete viaduct has long been an icon in its own right.

Pop culture has helped to keep this iconic British building from being destroyed.

A local tree surgeon has created a whimsical walk full of carved tree stumps near Scotland's Loch Lomond.

Old-fashioned knowledge and modern engineering create the world's only rotating boatlift.

This cramped crevasse saw the entire population of its island suffocated inside its depths.

A statue marks the exact spot where The Boy Who Never Grows Up made his first literary appearance.

Largest lake in Great Britain measured by surface area.

The oldest inn in England served brew to the crusaders.

London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.

A strange rock with a sinister reputation lurks within the crimson waters of this Scottish glen.

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

A hidden treasure in London with a rich medieval history, and the resting place of many luminaries.

A naturally mummified 2,000-year-old man.

Mary Kelly was last seen here before she was murdered by Jack the Ripper.

England's oldest surviving hedge maze has been confusing visitors for over 300 years.