This sprawling scenic burial ground is the final resting place of Japan's last shogun.

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

Possibly the oldest living thing in Europe, more likely a pagan survivor.

Built to hold the worst of the worst of the Nazi war prisoners.

Macbeth's infamous "Great Birnam Wood."

The heads of two giant mythological water horses honor Scotland's horselord past.

A giant pineapple, a symbol of hospitality, and an amazing vacation rental option.

This series of Scottish caves has no clear purpose other than baffling historians.

Scotland's first free lending library, which protects literacy through inheritance.

A book bound in the skin of an infamous criminal, along with countless other specimens.

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?

The final resting place of soldiers' loyal canine companions.

A sweet symbol marks the place where torturous executions were once carried out.

This 17th-century street hidden beneath Edinburgh was once a breeding ground for the black death.

A 18th century graveyard and its astonishing cortege of macabre iconography.

A succession of eerily contemplative iron figures lead from a Scottish museum to the sea.

In 1396, two Scottish clans that had been violently feuding for centuries finally faced off in a bloody battle in this park.

The Guinness Record holder for largest hedge in the world is a verdant Scottish bulwark.

This bronze statue was erected to honor a small Scottish town's beloved stray cat.

"May prick nor purse ne'er fail you."