The rotting skeleton of a shoreside fun fair that was destroyed by fire and storms still haunts the Brighton ocean view.

A wonderfully eccentric Victorian-era museum and library.

Today, Kent's medieval monarchs hold court on a busy pedestrian thoroughfare—or at least their statues do.

Inspired by Thomas Stothard's painting of the "Journey to Canterbury," albeit with Canterbury natives.

A Neolithic burial site built 1,000 years before Stonehenge.

These steps offer a breathtaking view of one of Europe's most besieged fortresses.

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

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

An artistic interpretation of the history of a Scottish park, combining poetry with anthropomorphic animals.

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

A book bound in the skin of an infamous criminal, along with countless other specimens.

Several bricks indicate the various flood levels this crossing has survived over the centuries.

The oldest church in Inverness witnessed the brutal executions of many Scottish soldiers.

The last Victorian market in Belfast.

This Victorian-era public house has set the standard for pub-style elegance for over a hundred years.

For part of the year, this innovative greenhouse is painted white to keep the plants from getting scorched.

Poetic, metallic giraffes adorn a square off an Edinburgh thoroughfare.

Dublin's most modern, visually spectacular bridge is modeled after Ireland's national emblem.

The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.

The oldest public library in Ireland.

The tomb of one of Scotland's bloody historic villains is a magnet for bumbling desecrators.

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

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

This Georgian Gothic building was created to shelter and feed deer.