A gorge full of caverns where early humans lived alongside cave hyenas, giant mammoths and wooly rhinoceroses.

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

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

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

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

The oldest inn in England served brew to the crusaders.

A 15th-century former coaching inn forms the implausibly grand entrance to a 1980s shopping mall.

A curious urban windmill once owned by a renowned British mathematical physicist.

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

The old tradition of drying laundry on poles in the public green is still guaranteed by Glasgow city law.

The largest terracotta fountain in the world, built to commemorate Britain’s Victorian achievements.

One of the first monuments dedicated to the accomplishments of the great Vice Admiral, Horatio Nelson.

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

The elaborate clockwork contraptions in this Scottish gallery create small worlds of whimsy and horror.

The world's oldest surviving music hall was also once a freakshow.

This Scottish museum is the only one in the world to focus not on one religion but all of them.

The oldest house in Glasgow is now a museum dedicated to the city's medieval history.

The ornate structure is part of a building boasting more marble than the Vatican.

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

Climb this overlooked gem's spiral staircase and you'll be rewarded with spectacular views of Glasgow.

Displaced highlanders would take shelter from the wet Scottish climate under the large walled bridge at Glasgow Central Station.

Vibrant paintings stretch across 600 feet of derelict railway.

Inside this art museum resides one of Glasgow's most famous musical instruments.

An icon of the Battle of Britain is frozen in flight in a grand Victorian museum.