Isle of Rum, Scotland
Kinloch Castle
This once-majestic, now-abandoned Victorian castle has seen better days.
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Isle of Rum, Scotland
This once-majestic, now-abandoned Victorian castle has seen better days.
Munlochy, Scotland
A pagan tradition of draping trees with rags eerily lives on.
Aboyne, Scotland
A glacial pothole was once a hideout for a notorious Scottish outlaw.
Corgarff, Scotland
This Scottish castle has witnessed clan rivalries, Jacobite uprisings, whisky smuggling, and more.
Ballater, Scotland
More than a century old, this cast iron bridge on the Balmoral Estate leads to nowhere.
Stansted, England
This reconstructed Norman castle is the world's most accurate, from location to livestock.
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
This small museum is an eccentric shrine to boyhood in the 1960s.
Jackson, New Hampshire
The highest point in the state of New Hampshire, and while unlikely "the worst weather in the world," it sure seems that way to hikers.
Jackson, New Hampshire
This 150 foot seven-tiered cascading waterfall is one of the hidden gems of the White Mountains.
Laconia, New Hampshire
Believed by many to be the oldest surviving public monument in the United States.
Chesterfield, New Hampshire
Ruins of the elaborate house where the enigmatic costume designer threw glamorous parties for New York's theatrical elite.
Chiusdino, Italy
This sword isn't waiting for a king to pull it out. It was placed there by a saint.
London, England
Richard III supposedly disposed of his nephews' bodies here in an effort to seal his claim to the throne.
Fort Yates, North Dakota
This stone, said to have once been a young woman, is sacred to the Dakota and Lakota nations.
Portland, Maine
Its unique collection details the history of the state's svelte railroads.
Northwest Piscataquis, Maine
Steam engines and conveyor belts are remnants of a genius system left in the middle of the Maine woods.
Hampton, New Hampshire
A stone memorial erected for New Hampshire's only convicted witch.
Masada, Israel
This daunting 1st century fortress was purportedly the site of one of the most dramatic revolts of the Jewish-Roman wars.
Chedglow, England
Colin Stokes "got a bit carried away" and built a castle that looks like something out of Tolkien.
Hartfield, England
The forest that inspired Winnie-the-Pooh's Hundred Acre Wood can be found outside London.
Derry, New Hampshire
Former abode of notable poet, complete with literary references and stories of ghosts.
Boston, Massachusetts
A morbid secret lies hidden within the beautiful walls of the Boston Athenaeum.
Reims, France
Bits of architecture from a town destroyed in World War I now decorate this hotel garden.
St. Johnsbury, Vermont
A small chapel celebrating the spiritual bond between dogs and humans.