Edinburgh's oldest statue hides within a parking lot behind the city's iconic cathedral.

The Scottish Reformation leader's grave was paved over and is now a parking lot.

The sign marks one of the endpoints to mainland Britain's longest overland travel route.

This charming old building's loose connection with the Scottish Reformer is what saved it from demolition after it split apart.

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

This extinct volcano rises above Edinburgh and is special for its panoramic views over the city.

This site contains overlapping ancient graveyards that existed about 1,000 years apart.

The 20th-century chapel’s intricate woodwork includes amazing details, most notably angels playing bagpipes.

This bronze statue was erected to honor a small Scottish town's beloved stray cat.

Touching this 18th-century Scottish philosopher’s toe allegedly conjures good fortune.

The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?

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

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

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

Largest lake in Great Britain measured by surface area.

A small island abbey is the final resting place of many medieval Scottish monarchs, including the real Macbeth.

This obscure walkway links Edinburgh’s Old Town with one of the city's prime vantage points.

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

A small museum dedicated to one of the most popular fish in Taiwanese cuisine.

Only through deep darkness and tragedy did this elaborate royal palace become a sacred temple.

This attraction is part anthropological journey and part amusement park.

Enormous pendulum helps keep Taiwan's tallest building from swaying.

An ancient instrument used to measure the waters of the Nile so Egyptian farmers would know whether to expect famine or flood.

These strange piles of magnetized volcanic ash travel across the desert about 50 feet per year.