A half-mile-long stretch of medieval forts built after a devastating pirate attack persists amid the modern port city.

Giant, friendly pelicans in Central London, the most unlikely of places.

London's largest outsider art museum.

Catacombs turned marketplace.

This black cat was actually designed to ward off bad luck.

The pretty iron lamp is a reminder of the architecture underneath London's streets.

England's most famous front door has an accidental doppelganger.

A series of carved figures that scandalized British society.

Its collection includes a broad array of social, geographic, graphic design, and political history.

Classic game cookery takes center stage at what's widely considered London's oldest restaurant.

A unique tribute to the millions of animals who served and died for the British military.

A labyrinthine underworld of tunnels and caverns hides beneath the city.

A 15th-century former coaching inn forms the implausibly grand entrance to a 1980s shopping mall.

This sculpture commemorates a naturalist and an illustrator whose work was a forerunner to modern field guides.

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

The small Scottish townhouse where the "Father of the National Parks" was born.

This monument depicts a harrowing event involving an escaped polar bear.

The ruins of this gorgeous clifftop castle look like something from a fantasy novel.

A dozen cast iron leopards stand guard along the length of Aberdeen's Union Bridge.

This effigy was crafted to annoy a neighbor after a civil dispute over a foul smell.

An 18th-century lighthouse built on a 16th-century castle is now a monument to the maritime beacons of Scotland.

These ruins are a hidden gem, complete with fantastic views over the cliff edge.

Named for its similarity to the tip of a violin's bow, this striking formation was created by millions of years of erosion.

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