The handiwork of a underdog clockmaker who solved an impossible problem for an Empire, and forever revolutionized seafaring.

This bewitching Babylonian goddess haunts a hallway of the British Museum.

This marine reptile was discovered by one of the 19th century's greatest fossil hunters.

A measuring mishap led to these artificial stone ladies losing their stomachs.

Many of Edinburgh's more unsavory characters spent their final days behind this door while awaiting their executions.

One of Edinburgh's oldest pubs hides a 19th-century skittles alley in the back.

A secret garden in a picturesque Edinburgh village has inspired artists for centuries.

A series of three shiny letters mark the boundary of an old refuge for those being pursued by debt collectors.

The building where Mary, Queen of Scots was said to have bathed in white wine.

A roadway designed for a visiting monarch.

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

A miniature of a lighthouse acts as a beacon for what transpires inside this location.

This statue stands as a message against the ills of Apartheid.

This historic timepiece was a popular meeting place for romantic rendezvous in the 1960s.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

A medieval replica of King Arthur's legendary table, the Round Table hanging in Winchester Castle was decorated by Henry VIII.

A fantastic castle rumored to be the birthplace of King Arthur.

Follow the original medieval paths that wind through this intriguing section of the city.

The National Railway Museum in York is the largest railway museum in the world, attracting almost 1 million visitors per year.

Journey through this open museum where even employees remain true to period.

Hundreds of years ago, this lion-shaped door knocker could help a person accused of a crime find temporary safe haven in Durham Cathedral.

Built in 1911, the Tees Transporter Bridge is one of only six transporter bridges still in operation.

The gloomy ruins that inspired Bram Stoker to bring Dracula to life.

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