Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

This charming old building's loose connection with the Scottish Reformer is what saved it from demolition after it split apart.

This extinct volcano rises above Edinburgh and is special for its panoramic views over the city.

Touching this 18th-century Scottish philosopher’s toe allegedly conjures good fortune.

This alley off Edinburgh's Royal Mile contains remnants of the city's seedier history.

The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?

A theatre built to house the rowdy Oxford graduation ceremonies became the stage for a debate about God's existence.

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

Used as an example in one of the first dictionary entries for "museum" in 1706.

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

The castle still holds traces of the abandoned Roman fort it was built atop.

A harem-inspired Moorish fantasy design in a Victorian-era Welsh castle.

This fantastic museum honors Gloucester waterway heritage.

One of the oldest Masonic buildings in England, and still in use today.

Believed to be inspired by the Trevi Fountain in Rome.

Britain's answer to the NSA is based out of this deliciously-named circular headquarters.

A miniature village mimics the surrounding buildings so well it includes itself.

This medieval sanctuary's tree-framed door looks like a portal to a mythical realm.

The Bristol Camera Obscura housed in an ancient windmill.

Gutted during the Liverpool Blitz, this architectural husk has been left destroyed in honor of the dead.

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

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

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

The largest and best-preserved rotunda in Prague.