The first privately-owned space capsule to orbit and land carried a secret payload: a wheel of Le Brouère.

This unassuming cheese empire in rural Oregon churns out more than 150,000 pounds of cheese each day.

This medieval sanctuary's tree-framed door looks like a portal to a mythical realm.

A ruined castle has more than its fair share of legends and ghost stories.

This tangled English forest looks like something right out of a fairytale.

These ruins have been linked to a sherbet factory that exploded, but the story may be entirely fictional.

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

Thanks to both terrific preservation and historic vandalism this ancient site is known as the "Heart of Neolithic Orkney."

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

Overlooking a Scottish loch, this beautifully crumbling castle once inspired a poem by William Wordsworth.

These ruins are a hidden gem, complete with fantastic views over the cliff edge.

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

These ancient sea caves hold Britain's highest concentration of Pictish rock carvings.

This picturesque archeological site looks like it was pulled straight from a fantasy novel.

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

A 200-year-old collection of oddities and medical paraphernalia.

Macbeth's infamous "Great Birnam Wood."

This Scottish burial tomb once held hundreds of ancient eagle bones.

A verdant 17th-century-style garden hidden along Edinburgh’s Royal Mile.

One man spent 10 years building a spectacular section of road because no one else would.

This small museum in a 17th-century building honors three iconic Scottish writers.

Hidden on a cobblestone street in Glasgow, a Czech Cajovna-inspired teahouse serves as a hangout for Bohemians.

A curious collection of mechanical moving figures.

The unexpected mascot of Shetland's capital.