A small island abbey is the final resting place of many medieval Scottish monarchs, including the real Macbeth.

This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.

The highest peak in the United Kingdom has a history of physics, specters, and a pilgrimage of strange objects.

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

The heads of two giant mythological water horses honor Scotland's horselord past.

This extinct volcano rises above Edinburgh and is special for its panoramic views over the city.

The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?

Semi-precious Blue John stones have been mined in this cavern system for centuries.

A hunk of prehistoric lava rests amid the Gothic architecture of a campus quad.

19th century museum with an eclectic mix of curiosities, from Egyptian artifacts to items on archery history to the skull of the world's oldest horse.

What do we know about the real woman behind one of the Beatles' most famous songs?

The quiet field that inspired one of the most famous songs of all time.

A striking 500-year-old mansion provides an unexpectedly sublime home for live deer and a menagerie of exotic stuffed animals.

Hidden in a grotto 26 feet below Nottingham's oldest hotel, this stylish subterranean drinking den is notoriously hard to find.

The oldest inn in England served brew to the crusaders.

These 20-foot jaw bones honor a time when the leviathan bones were a sign that whalers survived the hunt.

The gloomy ruins that inspired Bram Stoker to bring Dracula to life.

Follow the original medieval paths that wind through this intriguing section of the city.

Astonishing rock formations dot the Brimham Moor landscape.

Artists have long been drawn to these atmospheric 12th-century ruins.

The name of this suspended sculpture is Latin for "high horse," which is exactly what it is.

London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.

Now a memorial to merchant sailors and Titanic victims, this medieval church was destroyed by bombing raids in 1940.

A former fisherman's hut deemed too small for habitation is now a delightful tourist draw.