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

Overlooked by many, the two famous Scottish warriors guard the main gate of Edinburgh Castle.

Summer in Scotland begins with a spectacularly wild and colorful event rooted in ancient pagan traditions.

This picturesque view of the Scottish Borders was beloved by Sir Walter Scott.

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

The mysterious megaliths have enchanted and intrigued visitors for thousands of years.

Near the former site of numerous witch burnings, this lavish Edinburgh mainstay pays homage to Scotland's brutal history.

The last inhabitants of one of the U.K.'s most remote islands were evacuated in 1930.

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

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

"Respectful to the dead, safe and sanitary to the living, dedicated to the Genius of Memory..."

Spend the night in this formerly abandoned traditional Scottish village.

This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.

The last manually operated turntable ferry in the world.

One man spent 10 years building a spectacular section of road because no one else would.

On this stunning Scottish island, you can walk in the footsteps of dinosaurs.

Islanders once used this dramatic, otherworldly landscape to hide their cattle from Viking raiders.

Ancient cliffs resembling a kilt on Scotland's second largest island emit an entrancing sound.

These fantastically named natural pools look like something out of a Scottish myth.

A 90-ton, gravity-defiant steam locomotive shoots for the skies in this bizarrely beautiful public artwork.

A collection of old neon signs from all over Poland line a secluded courtyard.

This bridge made famous in a novel and on-screen wasn't actually built over the river Kwai.

This bird-loving brewery is situated in an old municipal bathhouse, nestled beside a 300-year-old windmill.

This 22-floor tower's Skydeck offers panoramic views of Amsterdam.