Traquair, Scotland
The Bear Gates of Traquair
The main gates have been locked since 1745 and will remain so until the Stuart Dynasty returns to the throne.
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Traquair, Scotland
The main gates have been locked since 1745 and will remain so until the Stuart Dynasty returns to the throne.
Crosshouse, Scotland
This abandoned bridge over the River Irvine may be the oldest surviving railway viaduct in the world.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This former train tunnel is filled with lines from a poem crafted by Robert Louis Stevenson.
Invergordon, Scotland
Where the sleeping monsters of Scotland's oil industry are left to rust.
Comrie, Scotland
Built to hold the worst of the worst of the Nazi war prisoners.
Šibenik, Croatia
Large, airy hallways hide within an impenetrable fortress that beckons urban explorers.
Cruden Bay, Scotland
The remains of a grand castle that may have inspired Bram Stoker's Dracula.
Birnam, Scotland
This Birnam-based garden honors the legacy of 19th-century children’s book author Beatrix Potter.
Peebles, Scotland
This huge concrete map of Scotland was built as a thank you gift from a Polish soldier.
Dunning, Scotland
A mysterious monument where a woman who records say never existed was burnt alive for being a witch.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The U.K.'s first underground railway line is now a lively thoroughfare for runners and cyclists.
Isle of Skye, Scotland
One man spent 10 years building a spectacular section of road because no one else would.
Plitvička Jezera, Croatia
A chain of 16 wondrous lakes formed as a result of the gradual dissolution of soluble layers of bedrock.
Željava, Croatia
Yugoslavia's biggest underground airport lies in ruins.