A labyrinthine network of chambers with a storied past hides below Edinburgh's South Bridge.

This Shetland Islands bus shelter may be small, but it squeezes in a couch, a desk, some art, and even an old telly.

A verdant 17th-century-style garden hidden along Edinburgh’s Royal Mile.

The discovery of this Neolithic settlement, which contained a Stone Age "cathedral," threw archaeologists for a loop.

This 16th-century house tells the city's history through old artifacts and quirky tales.

A whale's jawbone and a malfunctioning harpoon welcome you to the village of Bragar and its lore.

This king penguin is a knighted brigadier of the Norwegian Army.

An American ghost town hides along a side street in Scotland's capital.

Every birth, death, and marriage is recorded in these color-coded leather-bound books.

This bronze statue was erected to honor a small Scottish town's beloved stray cat.

A castle in the Scottish Highlands has been continuously inhabited since the 1300s.

Legend says a witch conjured the world's third largest whirlpool to protect Scotland from a nasty pirate.

Remnants of the 16th-century defensive wall still stand unassumingly within Edinburgh.

A succession of eerily contemplative iron figures lead from a Scottish museum to the sea.

Built to hold the worst of the worst of the Nazi war prisoners.

This observatory within Europe's first dark sky park offers stunning views of the night sky.

This enchanting hill is home to fairy lore and a sinister local mystery.

Nestled amid the peaks and lochs of the Scottish Highlands, this inn and pub has played host to outlaws and ghosts.

The only fixed chain and post trail in Scotland snakes its way along the base of a towering seaside cliff.

Scotland's only funicular railway is also the United Kingdom's highest.

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

Even after the church tried to wipe the practice out, this pagan festival lives on each year in a small Scottish village.

This small museum in a 17th-century building honors three iconic Scottish writers.

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