A mysterious ruin shrouded in more folklore than fact.

An unfortunate geological resemblance to Satan has labeled this Pasadena gorge as a passage to the underworld.

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.

A spiritual retreat in the heart of Los Angeles offers stunning gardens and a labyrinth to lose yourself in.

A rare permanent monument to the Scottish Travellers.

This charming old building's loose connection with the Scottish Reformer is what saved it from demolition after it split apart.

This Arcadian garden in the Pentland Hills boasts over 270 artworks by Scottish artist and poet, Ian Hamilton Finlay.

An Anglo-Saxon cross inscribed with possibly the oldest written work of English literature.

The ghost town that ended up on Ebay.

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

This 1,300-year-old marker is one of the finest and most complete early Christian crosses in Scotland.

This tin chapel was built by POW's during World War II and is painted to look like something much more grand.

A bronze tribute to the wildly popular video game from the '90s.

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

A baffling beast so absurd a town councilman called it "intellectual vomit in technicolor."

The world’s first museum dedicated to the history of childhood opened in Edinburgh in 1955.

This beach runway is off limits during high tide.

An American ghost town hides along a side street in Scotland's capital.

A historic cave in Scotland once served as a hiding place for a famous Covenanter.

These ancient sea caves hold Britain's highest concentration of Pictish rock carvings.

Hidden on a cobblestone street in Glasgow, a Czech Cajovna-inspired teahouse serves as a hangout for Bohemians.

A prohibition-style speakeasy takes up residence in the last Victorian residence in Hollywood.

Nestled amid the peaks and lochs of the Scottish Highlands, this inn and pub has played host to outlaws and ghosts.