The home of the Dead Sea Scrolls is an abstract modernist dream.

A bronze bust commemorates the heroism of the secret agents who led covert operations against the Nazis.

The last occupied troglodyte dwellings in England weren't abandoned until the 1960s.

These planks were originally installed to hold the dead.

This unique temple complex remains off the typical tourist trail.

The oldest house in Glasgow is now a museum dedicated to the city's medieval history.

A community's effort restores the historical Maryhill Burgh Hall.

An eccentric aristocrat brought these Australian natives to their current Scottish home.

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

Nestled amid the peaks and lochs of the Scottish Highlands, this inn and pub has played host to outlaws and ghosts.

Early Medieval stones sit on display at the beautiful Govan Old Church in Glasgow.

Hidden in a Scotland museum is a copse of extinct tree stumps.

This Scottish bridge seems to compel dogs to leap to their death.

A mysterious ruin shrouded in more folklore than fact.

A blooming house of worship for the masses.

Made by a man on a worldwide sanitation crusade.

Ancient traditions and surreal birdwatching come into sharp relief along one of the world's most polluted rivers.

This network of narrow, medieval passages has the most delightful name.

One of the shortest streets in York has an especially odd name.

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

The little-known second castle that William the Conqueror built in York.

On this wooded path, a stained-glass window creates a spellbinding forest cathedral.

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

A close look reveals that the Scottish monument is just slightly off-kilter.