The hidden "ballroom" under a mansion lake was built by a criminal who ate a cyanide pill during his trial.

The world's largest collection of witchcraft regalia.

The sign at the garden gate reads: "These Plants Can Kill."

The mysterious, fantastical woodland inspiration for "The Lord of the Rings."

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.

Glasgow's own "tipsy" temperance monument.

Twice a year, this Orkney town hosts a rowdy game of medieval mob football.

This monument is dedicated to a young boy who survived a disaster that forced Edinburgh to reevaluate its building codes.

British Empire's last territorial expansion, claimed by four countries.

This Roman relic was discovered in Scotland by a mudlarking ferryman.

The ruins of a defunct limestone quarry still haunt this Scottish promontory.

The rusting remnants of a flying boat lie scattered near the site of its fatal crash.

In the depths of Glasgow Cathedral's crypt, one pillar stands out from all others.

An ancient stone wall formed by lava that was a frequent stop during funeral marches.

Scotland's first free lending library, which protects literacy through inheritance.

Scotland's oldest purpose-built concert hall houses an incredible collection of ornate, centuries-old keyboards.

This extraordinary Viking artifact has traveled throughout the city.

An abandoned, desolate train tunnel that was used during World War II.

This mountain is one of the largest in Scotland but is better known for its hollow insides.

This hill nestled in the Scottish lowlands was a ritual site for over 4,000 years.

These ancient symbols freckling a Scottish cliff remained hidden for centuries.

In 1396, two Scottish clans that had been violently feuding for centuries finally faced off in a bloody battle in this park.

Nestled atop a wind-swept crag in the Scottish Highlands is a lonely memorial to a beloved hiker.