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

A statue in the heart of Edinburgh honors a bear that served in the Polish military during World War II.

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

A book bound in the skin of an infamous criminal, along with countless other specimens.

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

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the first ‘Harry Potter’ film.

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

A famous burial ground with a history both grim and literary.

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

Where the embers of the Big Bang were first detected.