Pop culture has helped to keep this iconic British building from being destroyed.

This legendary stone is of unknown origin, and throughout history has been a literal touchstone for British leaders.

A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.

A free public golf course hides in plain sight in the heart of Scotland’s capital.

The final resting place of a poisoned lover whose death was at the center of one of Glasgow's most sensational murder trials.

Glasgow's own "tipsy" temperance monument.

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

The graffiti-covered remnants of a former triangulation station are balanced precariously on this California peak.

The tradition of open-air secondhand and antiquarian bookselling in Paris dates back to the Renaissance.

The former home of the world-famous Templeton Carpet Factory.

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

The tower was originally used as a chimney for the waste incinerator of St. John's Precinct and Market.

The red letters in the literary pavement leading to the library form a mysterious code.

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

Most of Britain's gold reserve was secretly stashed here after the start of World War II.

Created as a punny statement about genetic engineering this monstrous hybrid statue has become a beloved icon.

Charles Dickens described the concert room in this amazing Victorian hall as "the most perfect room in the world."

The remains of an anti-aircraft battery from World War II look out over Glasgow.

Glasgow's memorial to the International Brigade volunteers from Great Britain who fought and died in the Spanish Civil War.

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

An artist's whimsical transformation of everyday objects.

The U.K.'s first underground railway line is now a lively thoroughfare for runners and cyclists.

The longest and widest floating bridge in the world.

A serene public space nestled within the remains of Glasgow’s Victorian maternity hospital