More than 5,000 artifacts donated by the people of the city, plus a room entirely devoted to the band U2.

An important Mayan religious and trading center dating back to 200 BC.

This portion of a lovely Belize beach is infested with (harmless) sharks and rays.

Sparkling, calcite-covered skeletons of children who may have been sacrificed to appease an angry god.

A massive underwater sinkhole made famous by Jacques Cousteau.

This colorful and fiery mural depicts the Irish folk story of the beloved hero Cuchulain.

A bizarre stone beast lurks on the beach of a popular tourist island.

This once-majestic, now-abandoned Victorian castle has seen better days.

A weird and wonderful collection of items that pique curiosity and haunt nightmares.

Many of Edinburgh's more unsavory characters spent their final days behind this door while awaiting their executions.

An iconic red telephone box turned tiny art gallery.

A former telephone box found new life as a photo booth and charity fundraiser.

This extraordinary Viking artifact has traveled throughout the city.

Macbeth's infamous "Great Birnam Wood."

This former train tunnel is filled with lines from a poem crafted by Robert Louis Stevenson.

The strange behavior of a tween led to allegations of witchcraft and a curse being placed on anybody within earshot.

This early version of the guillotine was used to execute the man responsible for its construction.

This stately monument has been wearing a traffic cone hat for decades much to the delight of the locals.

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

Enter this small nook and you'll be surrounded by 360 degrees of street art.

This alley off Edinburgh's Royal Mile contains remnants of the city's seedier history.

This tiny island featuring 9th-century Viking ruins is only accessible at low tide.

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

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