During this Shetland Islands celebration, hundreds of torch-carrying "guizers" lead a procession to burn a viking longboat.

Human-made caves excavated to hide a secret society of wealthy pagans.

An 18th century monument regularly tagged with unsettling graffiti referencing a 1940s unsolved murder.

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

Colin Stokes "got a bit carried away" and built a castle that looks like something out of Tolkien.

The sculpture is made of more than 100,000 knives collected to raise awareness about violence.

One family's environment-friendly hobbit-house in Wales.

A Scottish manor with a history of mysterious fires, magic, and eccentric tales

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.

Built by the patron saint of illusionists this Elizabethan manor house is riddled with secret cubbies for hiding priests.

Even after the church tried to wipe the practice out, this pagan festival lives on each year in a small Scottish village.

This macabre monument atop an ancient well gives a nod to a brutal episode in Scottish clan history.

This beautiful example of Victorian engineering is the oldest water-balanced funicular anywhere in the world.

The tomb of one of Scotland's bloody historic villains is a magnet for bumbling desecrators.

The nearly 200-year-old folly has a secret spiral staircase hidden in one of its pillars.

Now nearly dry, this lake is said to be the ancient home of the Lady of the Lake, and was once thought to be bottomless.

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

This sculpture is an instrument played by the swell of the seas.

A beautiful ruin of a 14th-century Plantagenet castle built by a medieval mercenary.

This former abandoned hospital, a complex of stunning 19th century buildings, once housed 2,000 psychiatric patients.

The view that inspired the scenes of Dracula's first landing in England.

This stream-carved gorge has inspired poets, hidden smugglers, and trained soldiers, all without losing its beauty.

A remarkable medieval structure born from a 14th-century disaster.