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

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

Edinburgh's oldest statue hides within a parking lot behind the city's iconic cathedral.

A collection of early 19th century trams set in a reconstructed period village.

The world's first successful water-powered cotton mill paved the way for the factories of the British Industrial Revolution.

A seaside town with no sea in sight.

A striking 500-year-old mansion provides an unexpectedly sublime home for live deer and a menagerie of exotic stuffed animals.

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

An engineering error ensured this cavernous 350-foot-long subterranean thoroughfare was never used as intended.

The oldest inn in England served brew to the crusaders.

The whimsical twist of this spire was either caused by the Devil, an unexpected virgin, or lead.

The undercroft is a spectacular example of medieval Cistercian architecture.

The largest oak in England is said to have been the hideout of Robin Hood and his Merry Men.

This Victorian marvel of engineering and artistic prowess is nicknamed the "Cathedral of Steam."

This imaginative sculpture is a memorial to this town's former mining industry.

Lord Byron's embalmed body lies within this medieval church.

The ancestral home of beloved English poet Lord Byron has a bizarre history.

Also known as “Robin Hood’s tree,” it became a famed location along Hadrian's Wall before it was cut down.

A rare remnant of an exposition that took place nearby at the end of the 19th-century.

A building-sized painting of the renowned 19th-century American abolitionist.

The lasting remains of a bygone era of open-air meat markets.

Believed to be the birthplace of John Balliol.