A dozen cast iron leopards stand guard along the length of Aberdeen's Union Bridge.

This effigy was crafted to annoy a neighbor after a civil dispute over a foul smell.

Scotland's claim to the prime meridian was laid 200 years prior to the one in Greenwich.

This bronze statue was erected to honor a small Scottish town's beloved stray cat.

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

The oldest floral clock in the world still functions today.

This severely painted building has a twisted connection to the witch hunts of the 1640s.

A never-finished memorial to the heroes of the Napoleonic War has become "Scotland's Folly."

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

This cannonball embedded in the side of an Edinburgh house once served a surprisingly pedestrian purpose.

The fountain marks the area where hundreds of accused witches were burned at the stake.

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

This mundane post marks the old location of the city's main postal hub.

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

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

Erected in memory of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who was born close to this spot, this statue commemorates the author and his famous detective.

Poetic, metallic giraffes adorn a square off an Edinburgh thoroughfare.

A monument with a strange legend involving a horse's tongue.

A witch wreaks ruinous revenge on this ancient church with her "enchanted leg."

A chaotic collection of coin-operated slot machines designed to delight and disturb in equal measure.

A historic Georgian building and warm springs.

A seaside town with no sea in sight.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

The house in the middle of the motorway.