A familiar otherworldly creature guards this 12th-century Scottish abbey.

One of the world's few mounted blue whales, its jaws are hinged open allowing visitors to descend into a lounge.

The taxidermy remains of the first mammal ever cloned from an adult cell are on display in Edinburgh.

This painting of a beloved dog will be on display at the Scottish National Gallery at long as the museum exists.

The largest terracotta fountain in the world, built to commemorate Britain’s Victorian achievements.

A leafy, peaceful oasis nestled in the heart of Glasgow's busy south side.

This Georgian mansion blends historical significance with an impressive art collection within picturesque surroundings.

This former football stadium seems almost abandoned but is still in use by the next generation of Scottish sports stars.

Inside this art museum resides one of Glasgow's most famous musical instruments.

The old tradition of drying laundry on poles in the public green is still guaranteed by Glasgow city law.

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

This ancient holy well is older than much of the city that surrounds it.

The Guinness Record holder as the "tallest cinema in the world" is a building with screens in almost every one of its 12 floors

The ornate structure is part of a building boasting more marble than the Vatican.

Believed to be the site where St. Drostan performed baptisms.

The ruins of a 15th-century tower house.

An 18th-century lighthouse built on a 16th-century castle is now a monument to the maritime beacons of Scotland.

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

Some cheeky plantings brighten an old slipway on Scotland's Firth of Forth.

A remarkable feat of Victorian engineering across the Firth of Forth.

Large-scale contemporary artworks tower over fields and lurk in forests around a Jacobean manor house.

This abandoned hospital village was once viewed as an innovative way to deal with mental illness.