A quartet of brightly colored mythical beasts stand sentry at this gateway.

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

The 20th-century chapel’s intricate woodwork includes amazing details, most notably angels playing bagpipes.

A sweet symbol marks the place where torturous executions were once carried out.

This site contains overlapping ancient graveyards that existed about 1,000 years apart.

Where the sleeping monsters of Scotland's oil industry are left to rust.

A pagan tradition of draping trees with rags eerily lives on.

A Scottish manor with a history of mysterious fires, magic, and eccentric tales

It's believed this well was once plagued with evil spirits until St. Columba purified the water.

These ruins saw a second life as a cemetery.

After 800 years, Europe's oldest elm tree has met its end.

Atop this electronic store resides a massive fighter jet.

Architecturally stunning library serves as the hub of Finnish scholarly life and culture.

A collection of collections ranging from dentistry to minerals.

This insurance company building reminds customers that witches, bears, and gnomes are out there, best be insured.

The oldest church in Inverness witnessed the brutal executions of many Scottish soldiers.

The collection of 80+ pieces created between the years 1100 and 1500 is intended to be seen, heard, smelled, touched, and tasted.

A circus legend leaves an unexpected endowment.

This grand Spanish-Cuban restaurant has been serving customers for more than a century.

The first custom-designed building to showcase the works of Dale Chihuly is a wonderland of glass and light.

Florida might be at its most surreal in this museum devoted to the famed Spanish artist.

Locals dubbed it the "Owl Building" because of its bird-like appearance.

Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.

Outposts of this restaurant chain were shaped like jaunty chapeaus.