Marlborough, England
Adam and Eve (The Longstones)
Two standing stones are all that remains of a prehistoric installation.
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Marlborough, England
Two standing stones are all that remains of a prehistoric installation.
Avebury, England
The only pub in the world surrounded by an ancient stone circle.
Avebury, England
The largest stone circle in the world has ended up bringing up more questions than it has answered.
Marlborough, England
It's possible to walk inside one of the largest Neolithic tombs in Britain.
Marlborough, England
Europe's largest prehistoric mound – burial site of a legendary king?
Swindon, England
This hilarious English intersection is an automotive whirlpool.
Glasgow, Scotland
This stately monument has been wearing a traffic cone hat for decades much to the delight of the locals.
Carrbridge, Scotland
Designed to allow funerals to proceed over the River Dulnain.
Corgarff, Scotland
This Scottish castle has witnessed clan rivalries, Jacobite uprisings, whisky smuggling, and more.
Aberdeen, Scotland
A dozen cast iron leopards stand guard along the length of Aberdeen's Union Bridge.
Aberdeen, Scotland
Scotland's oldest medieval bridge is also among the last reminders of early medieval Aberdeen.
Portknockie, Scotland
Named for its similarity to the tip of a violin's bow, this striking formation was created by millions of years of erosion.
Portsoy, Scotland
These ruins are a hidden gem, complete with fantastic views over the cliff edge.
Fraserburgh, Scotland
Believed to be the site where St. Drostan performed baptisms.
Rosehearty, Scotland
The ruins of a 15th-century tower house.
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
The sole surviving large cairn in an area that was once littered with burial monuments.
Strichen, Scotland
The ruinous former neo-classical mansion was built for Thomas Fraser of Strichen.
Strichen, Scotland
This ancient monument has been dissembled and put back together at least twice.
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Considered "the most original, complete, and unimproved" circles in Aberdeenshire.
Cruden Bay, Scotland
The remains of a grand castle that may have inspired Bram Stoker's Dracula.
Mexico City, Mexico
These spectacular, symbolic serpents lie within the shadow of the Great Temple.
Mexico City, Mexico
A disquieting Aztec sculpture displays hundreds of stone skulls representing the victims of human sacrifice.
Salem, Massachusetts
A simple but powerful tribute to the 20 victims of the 1692 witch trials.
Salem, New Hampshire
America's oldest archaeological site or a muddled case of wishful thinking.