Edinburgh, Scotland
Innocent Railway Path
The U.K.'s first underground railway line is now a lively thoroughfare for runners and cyclists.
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Edinburgh, Scotland
The U.K.'s first underground railway line is now a lively thoroughfare for runners and cyclists.
Baltasound, Scotland
This Shetland Islands bus shelter may be small, but it squeezes in a couch, a desk, some art, and even an old telly.
Invergordon, Scotland
Where the sleeping monsters of Scotland's oil industry are left to rust.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This obscure walkway links Edinburgh’s Old Town with one of the city's prime vantage points.
Alexandria, Scotland
An eccentric aristocrat brought these Australian natives to their current Scottish home.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This otherwise ordinary close on the Royal Mile constituted the end of the world for Edinburgh’s poorest residents.
Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Nestled amid the peaks and lochs of the Scottish Highlands, this inn and pub has played host to outlaws and ghosts.
Edinburgh, Scotland
An American ghost town hides along a side street in Scotland's capital.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.
Aviemore, Scotland
Scotland's only funicular railway is also the United Kingdom's highest.
Fortingall, Scotland
Possibly the oldest living thing in Europe, more likely a pagan survivor.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The final resting place of soldiers' loyal canine companions.
Aviemore, Scotland
Britain's only herd of free-ranging reindeer.
Ayr, Scotland
This observatory within Europe's first dark sky park offers stunning views of the night sky.
Milton, Scotland
This Scottish bridge seems to compel dogs to leap to their death.
Dunino, Scotland
A site of pagan worship which still attracts people looking for fairies.
Munlochy, Scotland
A pagan tradition of draping trees with rags eerily lives on.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Accessible only at low tide, the deserted island is dotted with World War II ruins.
Craighat, Scotland
A strange rock with a sinister reputation lurks within the crimson waters of this Scottish glen.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This series of Scottish caves has no clear purpose other than baffling historians.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The fountain marks the area where hundreds of accused witches were burned at the stake.
Isle of Staffa, Scotland
This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.
Edinburgh, Scotland
360° views of the city plus five floors of optical illusions and hands-on science.
Holywood, Scotland
A 30-acre garden inspired by the principles of modern physics.