Places The Sitch Wants to Go

The colorful stairs are made with marble from the world's major quarries.

Enter this small nook and you'll be surrounded by 360 degrees of street art.

This early version of the guillotine was used to execute the man responsible for its construction.

The U.K.'s first underground railway line is now a lively thoroughfare for runners and cyclists.

One of Edinburgh's oldest pubs hides a 19th-century skittles alley in the back.

These steps offer a breathtaking view of one of Europe's most besieged fortresses.

Overlooked by many, the two famous Scottish warriors guard the main gate of Edinburgh Castle.

A library where thousands of books explain how to avoid another Great Recession.

A statue in the heart of Edinburgh honors a bear that served in the Polish military during World War II.

A sweet symbol marks the place where torturous executions were once carried out.

A beautiful Greco-Roman structure houses a well once believed to have healing powers.

An American ghost town hides along a side street in Scotland's capital.

This historic pub has maintained much of its 1906 decor, including a small sequestered room for women, where orders were slipped through a tiny window.

A book bound in the skin of an infamous criminal, along with countless other specimens.

These tiny effigies are believed to represent victims of Edinburgh’s notorious Anatomy Murders.

Near the former site of numerous witch burnings, this lavish Edinburgh mainstay pays homage to Scotland's brutal history.

This series of Scottish caves has no clear purpose other than baffling historians.

Leave a trinket at this artistic collection of mailboxes.

An unsigned roadside spring that is pure fun.

A coin-operated washing machine turned jukebox, complete with an outdoor dance floor.

New Zealand's most advertised nonexistent landmark

An immersive Māori village where you can learn history and heritage through dance, ceremony, song, architecture, and food.

Mounds of fine golden sand that can rise nearly 500 feet tall.

This bridge was designed to connect a road that never came to fruition.