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A quirky mausoleum celebrated once every five years with young dancing girls, widows, a tax man, and more.

The ruins of an 11th-century Norman castle with a rare, perfectly circular shape.

The largest greenhouse in the world is home to over one million types of plants.

This ruined 15th-century hermitage is steeped in myth and mystery.

The twists and turns of this serpentine maze are over 170 years old.

400-year-old garden, restored to beauty.

The excellent acoustics of this natural amphitheater made it a popular preaching spot for the founder of the Methodist Church.

Grab a cuppa at England's first and only domestic tea plantation.

A rare and unique example of an 18th-century door latch calls this restaurant home.

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

360° views of the city plus five floors of optical illusions and hands-on science.

Designed to illustrate two parts of the human psyche.

These wooden pipes were crucial to providing water to Medieval Edinburgh.

This extraordinary Viking artifact has traveled throughout the city.

A public art piece that barely gets recognized, but then that might be the point.

The 16th-century church has the only stained glass windows that survived the Scottish Reformation intact.

A quartet of brightly colored mythical beasts stand sentry at this gateway.

Touching this 18th-century Scottish philosopher’s toe allegedly conjures good fortune.

An artist's whimsical transformation of everyday objects.

This Roman relic was discovered in Scotland by a mudlarking ferryman.

This stately bank building hides a spectacular star-studded ceiling.

There are plenty of wonderful panoramic vistas in Edinburgh, but not many are hidden smack in the middle of the Old Town.

Once designed as a natural history museum, this building is now home to a massive art gallery.

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