At the supposed instruction of Ben Franklin and Socrates, a Spiritualist believer intended to birth a mechanical messiah here.

An eccentric inventor's castle home with its own indoor weather system.

A cave dug by a man directed by ghosts to find pirate treasure.

The massive machine creates cracking displays of indoor lightning.

A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.

The only pub in the world surrounded by an ancient stone circle.

The dance of this huge clock is a magnificent and eerie commentary on good and evil in the history of humankind.

An icon of the Battle of Britain is frozen in flight in a grand Victorian museum.

This eclectic sanctuary is a hodgepodge of various architectural styles, all crammed into one building.

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

Touching this 18th-century Scottish philosopher’s toe allegedly conjures good fortune.

The main gates have been locked since 1745 and will remain so until the Stuart Dynasty returns to the throne.

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

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

One of Edinburgh's oldest pubs hides a 19th-century skittles alley in the back.

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

The 16th-century church has the only stained glass windows that survived the Scottish Reformation intact.

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

The final resting place of soldiers' loyal canine companions.

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.

The taxidermy remains of the first mammal ever cloned from an adult cell are on display in Edinburgh.

A small island abbey is the final resting place of many medieval Scottish monarchs, including the real Macbeth.

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