An 11th-century Viking gravestone in a Victorian parish church graveyard.

An abandoned, desolate train tunnel that was used during World War II.

This giant steel bear is a tribute to naturalist John Muir.

This tiny island is home to the world's largest colony of Northern gannets.

A site paying tribute to an 18th century Scottish fiddler

A rare example of traditional ‘common’ Highlands housing from the 18th century, with minimal changes and a potential murder scene

A 4000-year-old stone circle, comfortably surrounded by a modern Scottish neighbourhood and the local fire station

The long-lost final resting place of an accused witch.

This 80-foot towering concrete structure, complete with wheel, remains a stark reminder of the coal mining that took place here between 1904 and 1966.

A ruined Scottish tower house with a laird-turned-fugitive's legend

A small Scottish town's larger-than-life tribute to the celebrated accordion player.

A Bronze Age burial site thought to be over 4000 years old

A pair of trousers or a dress was hoisted up the shore station’s flagstaff to announce the birth of a baby to the lighthouse keeper working offshore.

This cramped crevasse saw the entire population of its island suffocated inside its depths.

An exceptional engineering feat that facilitates the migration of salmon upstream during their breeding season.

This town hosts 170 pieces of public art, including giant irises, flying saucers, and, famously, hippos.

Modern art meets modern convenience in possibly the world's most architecturally important public bathroom.

A wonderfully strange collection of 500+ stuffed frogs doing people things.

When a supermarket opened up shop within a medieval building it became protected by UNESCO on a technicality.

This abandoned ship has remained in place since it ran aground in 1998.

A statue of a boy looks up at where the famous rival to the Leaning Tower of Pisa once stood.

Legend says a witch conjured the world's third largest whirlpool to protect Scotland from a nasty pirate.

A series of mysterious metal artwork adorn this harbor walkway.

Inside a Scottish castle hangs the tattered remains of a flag with murky origins and supposed magic powers.