Knaresborough, England
Chapel of Our Lady of the Crag
A 600-year-old mini shrine guarded by a sword-wielding knight hides in a crumbling cliff face.
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Knaresborough, England
A 600-year-old mini shrine guarded by a sword-wielding knight hides in a crumbling cliff face.
Dunfermline, Scotland
A hidden tunnel leads to a medieval queen's shrine buried beneath a parking lot.
Glasgow, Scotland
This Scottish museum is the only one in the world to focus not on one religion but all of them.
Finstown, Scotland
Enter the world under the hill at this ancient UK burial chamber.
Appin, Scotland
Geodesic dome luxury retreat in the Scottish Highlands.
Peebles, Scotland
This huge concrete map of Scotland was built as a thank you gift from a Polish soldier.
Wilkieston, Scotland
Large-scale contemporary artworks tower over fields and lurk in forests around a Jacobean manor house.
Pittenweem, Scotland
This tiny little cave was said to have been a refuge for a saint with a glowing arm.
Aboyne, Scotland
A glacial pothole was once a hideout for a notorious Scottish outlaw.
Haddington, Scotland
Ruined castle with subterranean vaulted Goblin Ha' or "Goblin Hall."
Isle of Eigg, Scotland
This cramped crevasse saw the entire population of its island suffocated inside its depths.
Grangemouth, Scotland
The heads of two giant mythological water horses honor Scotland's horselord past.
Glasgow, Scotland
The elaborate clockwork contraptions in this Scottish gallery create small worlds of whimsy and horror.
Edinburgh, Scotland
360° views of the city plus five floors of optical illusions and hands-on science.
Kyle of Lochalsh, Scotland
The most iconic structure in Scotland has been home to bishops, colonels, and Sean Connery characters.
Isle of Skye, Scotland
This dramatic landscape hidden on the Isle of Skye looks as though you've stepped into the magical realm.
Isle of Skye, Scotland
These fantastically named natural pools look like something out of a Scottish myth.
Isle of Staffa, Scotland
This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.
Saint-Georges-d'Oléron, France
Fighting the British and making game shows for over 150 years.
Rothwell, England
A stretch of land where the sour-sweet vegetable is cloaked in darkness and grows so fast you can hear it crack, squeak, and pop.
Lendalfoot, Scotland
Legend says this cave housed a 16th-century cannibal and his family of 48.
Torwood, Scotland
The mystery of this small, brick pond eluded its possibly only investigator until his death.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Accessible only at low tide, the deserted island is dotted with World War II ruins.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This series of Scottish caves has no clear purpose other than baffling historians.