Edinburgh, Scotland
Robert Burns' Masonic Apron
The beloved bard's garb is proudly displayed within a Freemason's hall.
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Edinburgh, Scotland
The beloved bard's garb is proudly displayed within a Freemason's hall.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A library where thousands of books explain how to avoid another Great Recession.
London, England
The townhouse where the English poet created some of his most influential work has been preserved in tribute.
London, England
A museum wholly devoted to juvenescence.
Forres, Scotland
A curious collection of mechanical moving figures.
London, England
The lab where the scientist made his groundbreaking discoveries is preserved on the basement floor of the Faraday Museum.
Stratford-upon-Avon, England
One of the largest sculpture collections in the U.K. features history's greats, from Bob Dylan to Galileo, in bronze.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A statue in the heart of Edinburgh honors a bear that served in the Polish military during World War II.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Formerly abandoned underground complex to keep royals safe from a nuclear war that never came.
Seaview, England
This foolish Victorian sea fort was converted to a deluxe hotel.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The taxidermy remains of the first mammal ever cloned from an adult cell are on display in Edinburgh.
London, England
Traveling collection of amazing automata.
London, England
This home on a quiet suburban street is completely covered with vibrant mosaics.
Ayr, Scotland
This observatory within Europe's first dark sky park offers stunning views of the night sky.
London, England
The monster at the center of the Darwin Center Spirit Collection.
London, England
The John Snow Memorial marks the epicenter of London's 1854 cholera epidemic.
London, England
Remnants of cells from the most notorious London prison may lie in the basement of a rare Victorian Gin Palace.
Isle of Eigg, Scotland
This cramped crevasse saw the entire population of its island suffocated inside its depths.
Largs, Scotland
This stately estate house features a tower covered in a bright, modern mural.
London, England
London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.
London, England
Mary Kelly was last seen here before she was murdered by Jack the Ripper.
Grangemouth, Scotland
The heads of two giant mythological water horses honor Scotland's horselord past.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Near the former site of numerous witch burnings, this lavish Edinburgh mainstay pays homage to Scotland's brutal history.
Munlochy, Scotland
A pagan tradition of draping trees with rags eerily lives on.