Hoy, Scotland
Dwarfie Stane
Legends surrounding this megalithic tomb range from giants to a dwarf named Trollid.
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Hoy, Scotland
Legends surrounding this megalithic tomb range from giants to a dwarf named Trollid.
Highland, Scotland
An abandoned village where the ruined foundations cling to a cliff.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Neon artworks light up this dark Edinburgh tunnel.
Margate, England
This forgotten chalk mine was reopened thanks to a massive effort from the local community.
Edinburgh, Scotland
These wooden pipes were crucial to providing water to Medieval Edinburgh.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This small sculpture honors a shuttered bookshop that was the site of a fiery act of protest.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Inside this home, the Icelandic national anthem was born.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The location of a citizen uprising that led to a gruesome act of mob justice.
Little Dunmow, England
It's believed Matilda Fitzwalter's life was the basis for the famed literary figure.
Rieti, Italy
Templar knights fleeing persecution are said to have left this sword in stone as a landmark in 1307.
Edinburgh, Scotland
An ornate "graveyard" for some of the country's forlorn building relics.
Glasgow, Scotland
Remnants of the Roman empire's northern frontier nestled in suburban Glasgow.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Inside this cathedral is a shoulder bone belonging to the Patron Saint of Scotland.
Marrakesh, Morocco
Fortune tellers, snake charmers, poets, and storytellers all gather on this historic square in Morocco.
Simrishamn, Sweden
The world's only above water sand volcano, believed to once be the bathtub of a priest.
Athens, Greece
Underneath one of the region's most historic roads lies the home of Plato's successor.
Whitby, England
The recreated ruins of a house designed to memorialize a World War I shelling on the town.
Antarctica
An abandoned whaling station on an active volcano offers hot springs in Antarctica, surrounded by ruined giants of industry.
New York, New York
Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.
Spring Green, Wisconsin
A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.
San Jose, California
A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.
Farnham, England
The ruins of a 12th-century Cistercian monastery can be found alongside World War II tank traps and pillboxes.
Cambridge, England
A monument to one of the most famous modernist Chinese poems and its poet.
Guildford, England
This sculpture combines the literary Alice with her real-life inspiration.