This stately monument has been wearing a traffic cone hat for decades much to the delight of the locals.

"Respectful to the dead, safe and sanitary to the living, dedicated to the Genius of Memory..."

The home of two of Scotland's most important artists has been reassembled in the Hunterian Art Gallery.

The former home of the world-famous Templeton Carpet Factory.

There's an exclusive Beefeaters pub hidden in the Tower of London.

A bronze tribute to the wildly popular video game from the '90s.

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

This castle resides in a valley known for immense bloodshed during the Middle Ages.

This hill nestled in the Scottish lowlands was a ritual site for over 4,000 years.

The world’s first museum dedicated to the history of childhood opened in Edinburgh in 1955.

A labyrinthine network of chambers with a storied past hides below Edinburgh's South Bridge.

The remains of a grand castle that may have inspired Bram Stoker's Dracula.

This otherwise ordinary close on the Royal Mile constituted the end of the world for Edinburgh’s poorest residents.

A sweet symbol marks the place where torturous executions were once carried out.

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

This 17th-century street hidden beneath Edinburgh was once a breeding ground for the black death.

A bronze bust commemorates the heroism of the secret agents who led covert operations against the Nazis.

These imposing walls and towers look more like the ruins of a fortress than a monastery.

This European portal tomb has a capstone that weighs around 150 tons.

A hugely vast Irish landscape of barren rock that stretches for miles.

This singular Irish dolmen is more Frank Lloyd Wright than upright stonehenge.

The oldest inn in Kilkenny was established by the first convicted witch in Ireland.

An ancient neolithic tomb that only sees the sun twice a year.

The ruins of an 800-year-old monastery boasts the tallest round tower in Ireland.