Now home to a drinking establishment, this building has a macabre history.

Largest lake in Great Britain measured by surface area.

At high tide this strange footbridge appears to have no purpose whatsoever.

A church that bred legends, and served as an inspiration for the Da Vinci Code.

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

Near the former site of numerous witch burnings, this lavish Edinburgh mainstay pays homage to Scotland's brutal history.

The most iconic structure in Scotland has been home to bishops, colonels, and Sean Connery characters.

The small town of Poulsbo in Washington state is the next best thing to the Kingdom of Norway.

The final resting place of soldiers' loyal canine companions.

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

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

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

"Respectful to the dead, safe and sanitary to the living, dedicated to the Genius of Memory..."

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

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

These rusting, skeletal structures are monolithic monuments to Glasgow's industrial past

The final resting place of one of the most important figures in the world of tea.

Vibrant paintings stretch across 600 feet of derelict railway.

The main residence of the Erskine family and the hereditary keeper of the nearby royal Stirling Castle.

This pyramid is dedicated to all those who suffered martyrdom for civil and religious liberty in Scotland.

A monument to a survivor of harsh pioneer life, frostbite, and primitive surgery.

The little-known, 300-year history of the area includes former lives as a bustling tobacco port, parking lot, and industrial dump.

On the Fourth of July this area will transform into a Pompeii-like storm of falling embers and ash.

The 5.5-mile ring of steel posts around the Capitol Building is one of the largest (and most uniform) of its kind in the world.