A book bound in the skin of an infamous criminal, along with countless other specimens.

Accessible only at low tide, the deserted island is dotted with World War II ruins.

A 18th century graveyard and its astonishing cortege of macabre iconography.

These tiny effigies are believed to represent victims of Edinburgh’s notorious Anatomy Murders.

Near the former site of numerous witch burnings, this lavish Edinburgh mainstay pays homage to Scotland's brutal history.

One of the oldest scientific gardens in Britain, containing more than 13,302 plant species in its core collection.

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

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

Largest lake in Great Britain measured by surface area.

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

One of Scotland's most important modern structures, it just made the '100 Most Endangered Sites' list.

A historic shipbuilding town is home to a sail-through fish-and-chips shop.

Lovers proclaim their unbreakable bond by leaving their names on locks fastened onto the Shoreditch fence in East London.

A famous burial ground with a history both grim and literary.

This pub was 238 years old when it decided to revamp its image: It started serving Thai food.

The fierce beast perches atop a pedestal marking where the historic City of London gates once stood.

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

Thanks to modern navigational tools we now know that the true prime meridian runs through a park next door.

The final resting place to 300 Victorian-era pets hides inside the city park.

An incarceration museum on the spot of possibly the oldest prison in England.

Catacombs turned marketplace.

A student driver's nightmare.

One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.

Banksy gives themself artistic license with this piece of London street art.