A minotaur, a labyrinth, and a dubious restoration pull in visitors from around the world.

This ancient Greek place of assembly and marketplace is being revealed layer by layer below the modern Athens cityscape.

This papier-mâché diorama celebrates an unusual landmark: the brightly-colored runoff from a local sock factory.

In 1911 this intersection was called "the heaviest corner in the South," and outlandish claim that only grew wilder over the years.

These formal gardens were designed to be admired from the vantage point of the castle.

This Scottish graveyard is the final resting place of the man who inspired the character Ebenezer Scrooge.

A six-ton wedding present for the King of the Scots.

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.

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

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

Where the sleeping monsters of Scotland's oil industry are left to rust.

Remnants of the 16th-century defensive wall still stand unassumingly within Edinburgh.

This Birnam-based garden honors the legacy of 19th-century children’s book author Beatrix Potter.

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

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

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

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

The final resting place of soldiers' loyal canine companions.

A labyrinthine network of chambers with a storied past hides below Edinburgh's South Bridge.

Nestled amid the peaks and lochs of the Scottish Highlands, this inn and pub has played host to outlaws and ghosts.

A sweet symbol marks the place where torturous executions were once carried out.