A baffling beast so absurd a town councilman called it "intellectual vomit in technicolor."

The world’s first museum dedicated to the history of childhood opened in Edinburgh in 1955.

This beach runway is off limits during high tide.

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

A historic cave in Scotland once served as a hiding place for a famous Covenanter.

These ancient sea caves hold Britain's highest concentration of Pictish rock carvings.

Hidden on a cobblestone street in Glasgow, a Czech Cajovna-inspired teahouse serves as a hangout for Bohemians.

A prohibition-style speakeasy takes up residence in the last Victorian residence in Hollywood.

Nestled amid the peaks and lochs of the Scottish Highlands, this inn and pub has played host to outlaws and ghosts.

A nuclear bunker built to shelter the politicians and important people of Scotland in case of nuclear attack.

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

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

A tiny theater hidden in an alley plays a constant stream of short silent films for anyone willing to peer through the peephole.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

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

This observatory within Europe's first dark sky park offers stunning views of the night sky.

What happened to the three lighthouse keepers who vanished from this place remains a mystery over a century later.

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

A succession of eerily contemplative iron figures lead from a Scottish museum to the sea.

A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.

This shop specializes in oddities and Victorian-inspired wonders.

This enchanting hill is home to fairy lore and a sinister local mystery.

This ethereal, rainforest-like gorge is home to waterfalls, quaint bridges, and fairy folk.

Scotland's only funicular railway is also the United Kingdom's highest.