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

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

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

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

One of the oldest scientific gardens in Britain, containing more than 13,302 plant species in its core collection.

This gorgeous space is England's largest independent library outside of London.

Oddly touching memorial to a little-remembered nuclear tragedy.

Shrine to Japanese water-goblins, complete with their preserved body parts.

Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.

The legendary birthplace of the Japanese maneki-neko is dotted with hundreds of lucky beckoning cats.

A narrow, dead-end alley hides with a small fox shrine and the untold history of Yokohama's historic red-light district.

Bali's remote "gateway to heaven" is one of the most sacred places on the island.

This underwater sculpture park is the basis for a manmade coral reef.

An abandoned hotel in the highlands of Bali is shrouded in stories of ghosts, curses, and corruption.

Steaming blood-red hot spring from hell.

This western-themed amusement park is host to a large number of decaying animatronic cowboys.

The site where the famous city gate once stood, now in the middle of a playground.

A train ride to the middle of nowhere gives its passengers some of the most iconic views of Japan's seasons.

Unchanged for decades, World War II-era bullet holes and nostalgic ghost signs still haunt this desolate train station.

This abandoned shopping arcade has new life as an art installation.

Gladiators once walked this ancient, subterranean passage.

The railway carts travelers to central Athens's highest peak, which offers stunning vistas of the city.

After a catastrophic forest fire, a Greek artist transformed scorched tree trunks outside an old sanatorium into this haunting sculpture garden.

This ancient hydrological marvel is now the base of a modern outdoor cinema.