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

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

Largest lake in Great Britain measured by surface area.

The true age of this ancient stone circle is unknown, but its stunning vista isn't in question.

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

The one-time stronghold of the noble Douglas family, now home to ghost sightings and nesting birds.

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

A church that bred legends, and served as an inspiration for the Da Vinci Code.

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

"Respectful to the dead, safe and sanitary to the living, dedicated to the Genius of Memory..."

Amazing and mysterious Neolithic settlement on Scotland's Orkney Islands.

Ruined 11th century abbey built by King David I in Edinburgh, Scotland.

360° views of the city plus five floors of optical illusions and hands-on science.

This 17th-century street hidden beneath Edinburgh was once a breeding ground for the black death.

This striking observation tower shaped like a spinnaker sail is the newest icon in historic Portsmouth.

Locals spent years successfully fighting to save this beloved Brutalist behemoth from demolition.

These upturned herring boats make nifty storage sheds for fishing goods.

A fully functional, 200-year-old remnant of the time when Brixton was mostly fields.

This star-shaped artillery fort protected the mouth of the Thames from the 16th century to the Second World War.

The tower was originally used as a chimney for the waste incinerator of St Johns Precinct and Market.

A quiet, semi-secret square with statues of Mahatma Gandhi, Virginia Woolf, and a conscientious objectors stone.

This innovative steam machine was no doubt the most famous of the pioneer locomotives.

A monument to the thrice mayor of London who according to lore made his fortune by selling his rat-chasing cat.

The medieval-looking hammer beam teak roof may be a Victorian vanity, but it's still absolutely magnificent.