This 16th-century tower house has a little hidden secret and a connection to an Apollo astronaut.

A church instrumental in the spreading of Christianity in England and the final resting place of hundreds of Saxons.

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

Mineral well linked to the final days of a beloved Scottish poet.

A site of pagan worship which still attracts people looking for fairies.

These ancient sea caves hold Britain's highest concentration of Pictish rock carvings.

This tiny little cave was said to have been a refuge for a saint with a glowing arm.

Some cheeky plantings brighten an old slipway on Scotland's Firth of Forth.

The only fixed chain and post trail in Scotland snakes its way along the base of a towering seaside cliff.

Largest lake in Great Britain measured by surface area.

This enchanting hill is home to fairy lore and a sinister local mystery.

The only statue ever crafted by award-winning animator Ray Harryhausen.

An amazing model of a whale's jaw bone pays homage to the region's seafaring traditions.

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

This giant steel bear is a tribute to naturalist John Muir.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Just off the city’s central station hides a quaint lamp-lit alley into medieval Elsinore.

The shiny silver little brother to Copenhagen's Little Mermaid statue.

Old Danish castle immortalized in Shakespeare's Hamlet.