Recreations of a Norse longhouse and boat on Shetland's northernmost inhabited island.

This Shetland Islands bus shelter may be small, but it squeezes in a couch, a desk, some art, and even an old telly.

Across the islands, baked goods, sauces, and much more are for sale 24/7.

This memorial celebrates the legacy of the British-Norwegian resistance movement during World War II.

A remarkably well preserved tower dating all the way back to the Iron Age.

This former chapel resides on an island connected to the mainland by one of Shetland's iconic beachy tombolos.

This picturesque archeological site looks like it was pulled straight from a fantasy novel.

This tunnel was an amazing feat of engineering and an economic success, but the coal mine which it served closed after only 18 years of the tunnel's use, but in WW2 the tunnel was converted to an air raid shelter

The remains of a Dominican friary, once one of the largest of its kind in the United Kingdom.

This century-old grotesque has a mysterious history and may not actually be a rabbit.

Pop culture has helped to keep this iconic British building from being destroyed.

The wreckage of an old coastal trading vessel is only visible at low tide.

A 15th-century house single-handedly disassembled then reassembled bit by bit 100 miles away.

The oldest warship in Europe is still afloat.

The nearly 200-year-old folly has a secret spiral staircase hidden in one of its pillars.

Twice a day this ancient path disappears with the tides, leaving the Holy Island of Lindisfarne out to sea.

This tidal island, a sacred site in early English Christianity, was the target of a notable Viking invasion.

This museum honors the young maritime hero who became an unexpected Victorian-era celebrity.

The sign at the garden gate reads: “These Plants Can Kill.”

This enormous secondhand bookstore inside a Victorian train station sparked the "Keep Calm and Carry On" craze.

This giant wooden treehouse within a sprawling garden has its own eatery.

This iconic 1,000-year-old medieval castle is a favorite of the film industry, most notably as the location for Hogwarts in Harry Potter.

A retirement home for soldiers that can trace its history to the Elizabethan era and beyond.

Preserved baths in a Victorian-era spa town frequented by the most famous people of its day.