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This waterfall is one of the most spectacular natural features in the Scottish Lowlands.

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

This allegedly haunted 16th-century tower house-turned-museum exhibits thousands of spectacular objects.

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

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

This historic pub has maintained much of its 1906 decor, including a small sequestered room for women, where orders were slipped through a tiny window.

Climb this overlooked gem's spiral staircase and you'll be rewarded with spectacular views of Glasgow.

On this stunning Scottish island, you can walk in the footsteps of dinosaurs.

A book bound in the skin of an infamous criminal, along with countless other specimens.

The elaborate clockwork contraptions in this Scottish gallery create small worlds of whimsy and horror.

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

Islanders once used this dramatic, otherworldly landscape to hide their cattle from Viking raiders.

This dramatic landscape hidden on the Isle of Skye looks as though you've stepped into the magical realm.

These fantastically named natural pools look like something out of a Scottish myth.

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

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

This obscure walkway links Edinburgh’s Old Town with one of the city's prime vantage points.

360° views of the city plus five floors of optical illusions and hands-on science.

This 17th-century street hidden beneath Edinburgh was once a breeding ground for the black death.

This bizarre residential building is the masterpiece of Von Jour Caux, the “Gaudí of Japan.”

Scary metal statues adorn some of the signature buildings of Burlington, Vermont.

An ancient glacial pothole waterfall in the heart of the Green Mountains.

The "original web site," this farm in Northern Vermont encourages orb-weaver spiders to build their daily webs, and then sells the preserved masterpieces.

A New England curiosity cabinet, one hundred years on.