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

Old-fashioned knowledge and modern engineering create the world's only rotating boatlift.

Come for the oysters, stay for the priceless art honoring inventors across history and Scotland's favorite outdoor sports.

Summer in Scotland begins with a spectacularly wild and colorful event rooted in ancient pagan traditions.

Ancient cliffs resembling a kilt on Scotland's second largest island emit an entrancing sound.

This 700-year-old storehouse was a POW jail, aviation workshop, and Titanic memorial before becoming a brewpub.

The headquarters of the Fraternitas Rosae Crucis, complete with Rosicrucian pyramids, all in the Pennsylvania woods.

A collection of machines designed to break things for science.

It's a mystery why these remains were found with no traces of their bodies in sight.

A marine aquarium with an astounding variety of fish hides in the basement beneath the famous Palm House.

This secluded walkway overlooks a magnificently wild London green space.

In an isolated field near a dilapidated barn stands this chilling portrayal of the plight of the Nuba peoples of Sudan.

The museum houses one of the world's largest shoe collections, boasting over 12,000 pairs.

Inside this church is an obscure piece of art carved by the famous Alice Liddell.

A plaque is all that remains of a lost Oxford transport hub.

Site of the first hot air balloon flight conducted by the first English balloonist.

Set amid the remains of a secret WWII airfield, this barn was preserved as a memorial to Allied agents who parachuted into Europe.

This operational mill has survived centuries of destruction and construction.

A 19th century grave house with a unique message formed by the stone supports to the railing around the walls.

This mountain is one of the largest in Scotland but is better known for its hollow insides.

Wooden sleds have replaced donkeys to cart goods around this utterly charming car-free village.

This Roman quarry once held secret masses and smuggler's contraband and is now home to rare species of bats.

A local museum honors the overlooked discoveries of Mary Anning, one of the first professional fossil hunters.

Cliffs full of fossils at the portal to England's Jurassic Coast.