The highest peak in the United Kingdom has a history of physics, specters, and a pilgrimage of strange objects.

A remarkable feat of Victorian engineering across the Firth of Forth.

The heads of two giant mythological water horses honor Scotland's horselord past.

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

A roadway designed for a visiting monarch.

This mundane post marks the old location of the city's main postal hub.

A 18th century graveyard and its astonishing cortege of macabre iconography.

A stone monument acknowledging Scotland's right to have a separate Parliament from the one in Westminster.

Ruined 11th century abbey built by King David I in Edinburgh, Scotland.

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

A sweet symbol marks the place where torturous executions were once carried out.

A bronze statue of a low three-legged seat commemorates a piece of furniture that started a riot.

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

17th century streets hidden under Edinburgh were once a breeding ground for the black death.

Now home to a drinking establishment, this building has a macabre history.

A blacklight mini-golf fever dream pays tribute to the iconic rock band.

An overlooked monument to the celebrity gangster who helped put the sin in Sin City.

This arid landscape was once a lush wetland. Today, it's a paleontological site filled with fossilized mammoths, sabertooth cats, and more.

An exotic wildlife habitat right off The Strip.

The arch that celebrated the completion of the Lincoln and Victory highways.

What began as a prominent Burning Man art piece is now an iconic symbol of downtown Reno.

A eight-foot-tall statue resides in the heart of Pennsylvania anthracite coal country.

One of the world's oldest continually operating bookstores.

These once-beautiful historic graveyards are set against the barren Virginia City hills.