Colorful murals by Jean Cocteau hide within this peaceful London sanctuary.

A charming 17th-century alley is lined with secondhand bookstores and antiquarian shops.

An easily overlooked stretch of ornate window fronts and gaslight lamps that could be right from the pages of Dickens.

This remarkable sculpture symbolizes the regeneration in this Glasgow suburb.

Paisley's oldest open green space contains a rather ostentatious fountain at its center.

The strange behavior of a tween led to allegations of witchcraft and a curse being placed on anybody within earshot.

A familiar otherworldly creature guards this 12th-century Scottish abbey.

The largest public library in the United Kingdom was designed to reflect the industrial and artistic history of the city where it stands.

A verdant 17th-century-style garden hidden along Edinburgh’s Royal Mile.

This Scottish graveyard is the final resting place of the man who inspired the character Ebenezer Scrooge.

Now home to a drinking establishment, this building has a macabre history.

This unusual statue overlooking the Royal Mile has an interesting backstory.

The 20th-century chapel’s intricate woodwork includes amazing details, most notably angels playing bagpipes.

A bronze statue of a low three-legged seat commemorates a piece of furniture that started a riot.

The bell that once tolled atop a lost Edinburgh gate now hangs for all to see.

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

This 16th-century close preserves an unusual piece of Edinburgh's transportation history.

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

This monument is dedicated to a young boy who survived a disaster that forced Edinburgh to reevaluate its building codes.

Dedicated to the Father of the British Fire Service.

These plaques located in a court preserve a small piece of Edinburgh's history.

The colorful stairs are made with marble from the world's major quarries.

Order a salt beef-loaded beigel at any hour of the day or night at this East End institution.

A ceramic postbox where visitors can post original poems and creative messages.