Edinburgh, Scotland
Blair Street Underground Vaults
A labyrinthine network of chambers with a storied past hides below Edinburgh's South Bridge.
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Edinburgh, Scotland
A labyrinthine network of chambers with a storied past hides below Edinburgh's South Bridge.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This allegedly haunted 16th-century tower house-turned-museum exhibits thousands of spectacular objects.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Come for the oysters, stay for the priceless art honoring inventors across history and Scotland's favorite outdoor sports.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A book bound in the skin of an infamous criminal, along with countless other specimens.
Edinburgh, Scotland
One of the oldest scientific gardens in Britain, containing more than 13,302 plant species in its core collection.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The fountain marks the area where hundreds of accused witches were burned at the stake.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This 17th-century street hidden beneath Edinburgh was once a breeding ground for the black death.
Outer Hebrides, Scotland
A failed infrastructure project now owns this unique moniker.
Garenin, Scotland
Spend the night in this formerly abandoned traditional Scottish village.
Outer Hebrides, Scotland
One of a series of sculptures making a statement about sea-level rise in the United Kingdom.
Outer Hebrides, Scotland
The rusting remnants of a flying boat lie scattered near the site of its fatal crash.
Outer Hebrides, Scotland
A collective artwork that any visitor to the islands of Barra and Vatersay can add to.
Glasgow, Scotland
Twenty carved heads in Glasgow take a comical, modern twist to the medieval apotropaic, avenger of evil.
Glasgow, Scotland
A 200-year-old collection of oddities and medical paraphernalia.
Glasgow, Scotland
Some believe that the stone once used to coronate Scottish kings resides inside this bar.
Glasgow, Scotland
Glasgow's memorial to the International Brigade volunteers from Great Britain who fought and died in the Spanish Civil War.
Glasgow, Scotland
Glasgow’s piece of the patron saint of love.
Glasgow, Scotland
This hidden gem reveals the history of Britain's first police force.
Glasgow, Scotland
One of the city's oldest pubs displays a skull said to belong to the country's last witch burned at the stake.
Glasgow, Scotland
The final resting place of a poisoned lover whose death was at the center of one of Glasgow's most sensational murder trials.
Glasgow, Scotland
An 18th-century religious argument etched into stone.
Glasgow, Scotland
This ancient holy well is older than much of the city that surrounds it.
Glasgow, Scotland
A mythological Celtic beast built with thousands of colorful tiles stands guard over a historic canal junction.
Greenock, Scotland
A war memorial dedicated to the Free French Naval forces of World War II.