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

This Scottish museum is the only one in the world to focus not on one religion but all of them.

This Scottish burial tomb once held hundreds of ancient eagle bones.

Enter the world under the hill at this ancient UK burial chamber.

This huge concrete map of Scotland was built as a thank you gift from a Polish soldier.

Climb this overlooked gem's spiral staircase and you'll be rewarded with spectacular views of Glasgow.

A museum wholly devoted to juvenescence.

A century-old tradition has culminated in a small but singular collection of feline effigies.

This lovely little burbling creek is actually a deadly waterway that has dragged down everyone who ever set foot in it.

The largest oak in England is said to have been the hideout of Robin Hood and his Merry Men.

The granddaddy of English geoglyphs dates back to the late Bronze Age.

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

Follow the original medieval paths that wind through this intriguing section of the city.

Britain's only herd of free-ranging reindeer.

Hidden in a Scotland museum is a copse of extinct tree stumps.

The taxidermy remains of the first mammal ever cloned from an adult cell are on display in Edinburgh.

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

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

A red sandstone freestanding monolith rises out of the sea in northern Scotland.

Possibly the oldest of Britain's ancient henges is also one of its most stark.

England's most notorious suicide spot.

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

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.