This century-old grotesque has a mysterious history and may not actually be a rabbit.

This gorgeous space is England's largest independent library outside of London.

This enormous secondhand bookstore inside a Victorian train station sparked the "Keep Calm and Carry On" craze.

The sign at the garden gate reads: “These Plants Can Kill.”

This giant wooden treehouse within a sprawling garden has its own eatery.

This iconic 1,000-year-old medieval castle is a favorite of the film industry, most notably as the location for Hogwarts in Harry Potter.

This tidal island, a sacred site in early English Christianity, was the target of a notable Viking invasion.

These upturned herring boats make nifty storage sheds for fishing goods.

Twice a day this ancient path disappears with the tides, leaving the Holy Island of Lindisfarne out to sea.

These ruins witnessed the final gathering of the failed Jacobite Rebellion.

The initials "GW" mark where one of Scotland's most important Protestant martyrs was burned at the stake.

"May prick nor purse ne'er fail you."

Every St. Andrews student knows to avoid this inscription for fear of a martyr's curse.

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 remarkable feat of Victorian engineering across the Firth of Forth.

This exhibit showcases the literary work of soldiers who suffered "shell shock" during World War I.

Even though some of the buildings date back to the Victorian era, this research institute is still involved in cutting-edge astronomy research.

A pair of stones embedded in an Edinburgh street memorialize one of the city's last public hangings.

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

This ordinary-looking rock may have played an important role in a 16th-century Scottish battle.

Nestled among the living residents is the final resting place of an apothecary plague victim.

A free public golf course hides in plain sight in the heart of Scotland’s capital.