Glasgow, Scotland
Glasgow Hunterian Museum
A 200-year-old collection of oddities and medical paraphernalia.
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Glasgow, Scotland
A 200-year-old collection of oddities and medical paraphernalia.
Orkney, Scotland
A red sandstone freestanding monolith rises out of the sea in northern Scotland.
Dunning, Scotland
A mysterious monument where a woman who records say never existed was burnt alive for being a witch.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Now home to a drinking establishment, this building has a macabre history.
Glasgow, Scotland
This waterfall is one of the most spectacular natural features in the Scottish Lowlands.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This 16th-century house tells the city's history through old artifacts and quirky tales.
Dunure, Scotland
This modern labyrinth lies in the shadow of a ruined medieval castle.
Milton, Scotland
This Scottish bridge seems to compel dogs to leap to their death.
North Berwick, Scotland
The one-time stronghold of the noble Douglas family, now home to ghost sightings and nesting birds.
Outer Hebrides, Scotland
The last inhabitants of one of the U.K.'s most remote islands were evacuated in 1930.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A labyrinthine network of chambers with a storied past hides below Edinburgh's South Bridge.
Dunino, Scotland
A site of pagan worship which still attracts people looking for fairies.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This allegedly haunted 16th-century tower house-turned-museum exhibits thousands of spectacular objects.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The taxidermy remains of the first mammal ever cloned from an adult cell are on display in Edinburgh.
Callanish, Scotland
The mysterious megaliths have enchanted and intrigued visitors for thousands of years.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A book bound in the skin of an infamous criminal, along with countless other specimens.
Drymen, Scotland
This castle was established by the 4th Duke of Montrose and is connected to the Buchanan Clan.
Isle of Skye, Scotland
Ancient cliffs resembling a kilt on Scotland’s second-largest island emit an entrancing sound.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Accessible only at low tide, the deserted island is dotted with World War II ruins.
Isle of Skye, Scotland
Islanders once used this dramatic, otherworldly landscape to hide their cattle from Viking raiders.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A 18th century graveyard and its astonishing cortege of macabre iconography.
Edinburgh, Scotland
These tiny effigies are believed to represent victims of Edinburgh’s notorious Anatomy Murders.
Sandwick, Scotland
Amazing and mysterious Neolithic settlement on Scotland's Orkney Islands.
Glenfinnan, Scotland
Now famous as the "Harry Potter bridge," this impressive concrete viaduct has long been an icon in its own right.