This sculpture of disembodied body parts forms a poignant memory of the horrors of World War II.

Near the former site of numerous witch burnings, this lavish Edinburgh mainstay pays homage to Scotland's brutal history.

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

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

This 17th-century street hidden beneath Edinburgh was once a breeding ground for the black death.

This charming old building's loose connection with the Scottish Reformer is what saved it from demolition after it split apart.

Now home to a drinking establishment, this building has a macabre history.

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

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

Dedicated to one of the nation's worst engineering disasters.

Described by William Wordsworth as a "World of Wonder."

This Scottish castle has witnessed clan rivalries, Jacobite uprisings, whisky smuggling, and more.

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

A castle in the Scottish Highlands has been continuously inhabited since the 1300s.

Where the sleeping monsters of Scotland's oil industry are left to rust.

A baffling beast so absurd a town councilman called it "intellectual vomit in technicolor."

The remains of a grand castle that may have inspired Bram Stoker's Dracula.

Thanks to both terrific preservation and historic vandalism this ancient site is known as the "Heart of Neolithic Orkney."

Enter the world under the hill at this ancient UK burial chamber.

This tin chapel was built by POW's during World War II and is painted to look like something much more grand.

The most northern place on the mainland of Great Britain.

The sign marks one of the endpoints to mainland Britain's longest overland travel route.

This tiny island featuring 9th-century Viking ruins is only accessible at low tide.

The true age of this ancient stone circle is unknown, but its stunning vista isn't in question.