The Loch Ness Monster, nicknamed Nessie, is one of the world's most famous cryptids, said to live in Loch Ness in the Scottish Highlands. Sightings exploded in 1933 after a new road gave motorists a clear view of the loch, and the 1934 surgeon's photograph cemented the long-necked silhouette in popular culture. Decades of sonar scans and expeditions found nothing conclusive, but Nessie endures as a meme and a mascot. Online, short Nessie-themed clips get dropped into lake footage, monster reveals and jokes about things resurfacing.