Melrose, Scotland
Abbotsford House
This Scottish manor house is a lush relic from the life of a literary great.
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Melrose, Scotland
This Scottish manor house is a lush relic from the life of a literary great.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This 16th-century house tells the city's history through old artifacts and quirky tales.
Dunfermline, Scotland
A hidden tunnel leads to a medieval queen's shrine buried beneath a parking lot.
Peebles, Scotland
This huge concrete map of Scotland was built as a thank you gift from a Polish soldier.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This obscure walkway links Edinburgh’s Old Town with one of the city's prime vantage points.
Isle of Skye, Scotland
One man spent 10 years building a spectacular section of road because no one else would.
Elie, Scotland
The only fixed chain and post trail in Scotland snakes its way along the base of a towering seaside cliff.
Golspie, Scotland
A castle in the Scottish Highlands has been continuously inhabited since the 1300s.
Spean Bridge, Scotland
This macabre monument atop an ancient well gives a nod to a brutal episode in Scottish clan history.
Clachan-Seil, Scotland
The "Bridge Over the Atlantic" lets you cross the waterway in mere seconds.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A beautiful Greco-Roman structure houses a well once believed to have healing powers.
Strathcarron, Scotland
This single-track road rewards brave drivers with stunning Scottish scenery.
Isle of Bute, Scotland
A fernery hidden by neglect is uncovered, and an ancient specimen along with it.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A library where thousands of books explain how to avoid another Great Recession.
Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Nestled amid the peaks and lochs of the Scottish Highlands, this inn and pub has played host to outlaws and ghosts.
Torwood, Scotland
The mystery of this small, brick pond eluded its possibly only investigator until his death.
Mansfield, England
The largest oak in England is said to have been the hideout of Robin Hood and his Merry Men.
Cardiff, Wales
A harem-inspired Moorish fantasy design in a Victorian-era Welsh castle.
Crymych, Wales
The Stonehenge of Wales is one of the grandest neolithic dolmens still in existence.
Enniskillen, Northern Ireland
A meandering boardwalk across the bogland leads to a "stairway to heaven" with sublime views.
Ware, England
Fantastically decorated underground chambers built in the 1760s.
Birsay, Scotland
This tiny island featuring 9th-century Viking ruins is only accessible at low tide.
Eyam, England
Eyam took steps to quarantine themselves and keep the plague from spreading.
London, England
No one knows who created the statues or if they are arranged properly—let alone the artwork's real name.