Once one of the largest rooms full of books in the world, this bookstore basement is still a treat for bibliophiles.

This 11th century tower is said to be the oldest building in Oxford.

Hidden in plain sight, this creepy sculpture watches from above.

Used as an example in one of the first dictionary entries for "museum" in 1706.

J.R.R Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and other "Inklings" met at the Oxford pub to discuss the now legendary fantasy stories they were writing.

This picturesque horseshoe weir was first built in the 1600s to prevent flooding in the town of Bath.

Eighteenth-century home, where Herschel discovered the planet Uranus.

With lush plants and flowers, huge trees, ponds, and hidden monuments, this place feels a bit like discovering Narnia.

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

This stately bank building hides a spectacular star-studded ceiling.

This monument is dedicated to a young boy who survived a disaster that forced Edinburgh to reevaluate its building codes.

This city square dates back to the Scottish Enlightenment and was home to some of Scotland's brightest minds.

This two-legged horse statue celebrates a beloved cartoonist and his quirky characters.

Poetic, metallic giraffes adorn a square off an Edinburgh thoroughfare.

Edinburgh's oldest statue hides within a parking lot behind the city's iconic cathedral.

The sign marks one of the endpoints to mainland Britain's longest overland travel route.

A series of three shiny letters mark the boundary of an old refuge for those being pursued by debt collectors.

The 20th-century chapel’s intricate woodwork includes amazing details, most notably angels playing bagpipes.

Overlooking the burial ground is a tower designed to prevent thieves from snatching the recently deceased.

A baffling beast so absurd a town councilman called it "intellectual vomit in technicolor."

Displaced highlanders would take shelter from the wet Scottish climate under the large walled bridge at Glasgow Central Station.

Sprawled across the Great Hall ceiling are various constellations and images relating to the zodiac.

Come for the oysters, stay for the priceless art honoring inventors across history and Scotland's favorite outdoor sports.

Touching this 18th-century Scottish philosopher’s toe allegedly conjures good fortune.