A tiny museum housed in a New York freight elevator specializes in the "overlooked, dismissed, or ignored."

La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela's "Dream House" will immerse you in an ever changing world of sound and light.

Legend says this rock was once a chopping block for public executions.

A labyrinthine network of chambers with a storied past hides below Edinburgh's South Bridge.

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

A verdant 17th-century-style garden hidden along Edinburgh’s Royal Mile.

Wonderfully preserved Victorian factory, complete with a preserved steam powered engine house.

This 16th-century house tells the city's history through old artifacts and quirky tales.

A six-ton wedding present for the King of the Scots.

The discovery of this Neolithic settlement, which contained a Stone Age "cathedral," threw archaeologists for a loop.

Hidden on a cobblestone street in Glasgow, a Czech Cajovna-inspired teahouse serves as a hangout for Bohemians.

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

This king penguin is a knighted brigadier of the Norwegian Army.

The ruins of a medieval seminary some say is the oldest university site in Scotland.

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.

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

This otherwise ordinary close on the Royal Mile constituted the end of the world for Edinburgh’s poorest residents.

Remnants of the 16th-century defensive wall still stand unassumingly within Edinburgh.

A succession of eerily contemplative iron figures lead from a Scottish museum to the sea.

Scotland's oldest medieval bridge is also among the last reminders of early medieval Aberdeen.

This allegedly haunted 16th-century tower house-turned-museum exhibits thousands of spectacular objects.

This enchanting hill is home to fairy lore and a sinister local mystery.

Summer in Scotland begins with a spectacularly wild and colorful event rooted in ancient pagan traditions.

This stately monument has been wearing a traffic cone hat for decades much to the delight of the locals.