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

This otherwise ordinary close on the Royal Mile constituted the end of the world for Edinburgh’s poorest residents.

Sprawled across the Great Hall ceiling are various constellations and images relating to the zodiac.

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

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

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

A scattered trail of street art adds a pop of color to the city's stark structures.

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

This obscure walkway links Edinburgh’s Old Town with one of the city's prime vantage points.

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

A local tree surgeon has created a whimsical walk full of carved tree stumps near Scotland's Loch Lomond.

A familiar otherworldly creature guards this 12th-century Scottish abbey.

The one-time stronghold of the noble Douglas family, now home to ghost sightings and nesting birds.

This allegedly haunted 16th-century tower house-turned-museum exhibits thousands of spectacular objects.

Large-scale contemporary artworks tower over fields and lurk in forests around a Jacobean manor house.

At high tide this strange footbridge appears to have no purpose whatsoever.

A church that bred legends, and served as an inspiration for the Da Vinci Code.

There are plenty of wonderful panoramic vistas in Edinburgh, but not many are hidden smack in the middle of the Old Town.

360° views of the city plus five floors of optical illusions and hands-on science.

If you’ve ever seen a picture of Machu Picchu, then you’ve seen a picture of Huayna Picchu—you just didn’t realize it.

Nazca pilgrimage site covering 370 acres is a popular stop for archeologists and looters.

White llama terraces dazzle in Peru's "other Machu Picchu."

The mortal remains of an estimated 70,000 people lie in the basement of a monastery in Lima, Peru.

A market for witches is hidden within a train station.