Grangemouth, Scotland
The Kelpies
The heads of two giant mythological water horses honor Scotland's horselord past.
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Grangemouth, Scotland
The heads of two giant mythological water horses honor Scotland's horselord past.
Dunfermline, Scotland
A hidden tunnel leads to a medieval queen's shrine buried beneath a parking lot.
Gateside, Scotland
This unusual rock looks like a giant, otherworldly mushroom sprouting atop a cave.
Ardtalnaig, Scotland
Monty Python fans will recognize this abandoned mine as the Cave of the Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog.
Birnam, Scotland
Macbeth's infamous "Great Birnam Wood."
Birnam, Scotland
This Birnam-based garden honors the legacy of 19th-century children’s book author Beatrix Potter.
Kingussie, Scotland
These ruins witnessed the final gathering of the failed Jacobite Rebellion.
Newtonmore, Scotland
A cross marks the spot in a small Scottish village that claims to be the exact center of the country.
Aviemore, Scotland
Scotland's only funicular railway is also the United Kingdom's highest.
Elgin, Scotland
A baffling beast so absurd a town councilman called it "intellectual vomit in technicolor."
Forres, Scotland
A curious collection of mechanical moving figures.
Munlochy, Scotland
A pagan tradition of draping trees with rags eerily lives on.
Spean Bridge, Scotland
This macabre monument atop an ancient well gives a nod to a brutal episode in Scottish clan history.
Isle of Skye, Scotland
The last manually operated turntable ferry in the world.
Glenelg, Scotland
The sign announces the Scottish village's cosmic connections, as it's twinned with Glenelg, Mars.
Isle of Skye, Scotland
These fantastically named natural pools look like something out of a Scottish myth.
Isle of Skye, Scotland
An ancient Scottish rock formation said to be the gravesite of a giant remains ensconced in legend and intrigue.
Toronto, Ontario
A memorial to the tens of thousands of Irish who fled to North America during the Great Famine.
Toronto, Ontario
A monument to the 17,000 Chinese who worked and died to build Canada's Pacific Railway.
Toronto, Ontario
The artwork commemorates the many ways 20th-century people perished while on the clock.
Toronto, Ontario
This whimsical fountain pays tribute to Toronto's four-legged friends.
Toronto, Ontario
One of the largest underground systems runs under Canada's largest urban center.
Toronto, Ontario
A botanically themed auditorium blooms within the world’s last operating double-decker theater.
Toronto, Ontario
Willy Wonka would love this weird half-a-home.