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

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

This repurposed church offers a more literal way to get closer to the heavens.

This king penguin is a knighted brigadier of the Norwegian Army.

The remnants of a facade from a 19th-century market stall emporium.

This city square dates back to the Scottish Enlightenment and was home to some of Scotland's brightest minds.

Sprawled across the Great Hall ceiling are various constellations and images relating to the zodiac.

A miniature of a lighthouse acts as a beacon for what transpires inside this location.

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

Summer in Scotland begins with a spectacularly wild and colorful event rooted in ancient pagan traditions.

A roadway designed for a visiting monarch.

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

This Scottish graveyard is the final resting place of the man who inspired the character Ebenezer Scrooge.

Edinburgh's oldest statue hides within a parking lot behind the city's iconic cathedral.

These steps offer a breathtaking view of one of Europe's most besieged fortresses.

This otherwise ordinary close on the Royal Mile constituted the end of the world for Edinburgh’s poorest residents.

This historic pub has maintained much of its 1906 decor, including a small sequestered room for women, where orders were slipped through a tiny window.

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

The U.K.'s first underground railway line is now a lively thoroughfare for runners and cyclists.

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

One of Edinburgh's oldest pubs hides a 19th-century skittles alley in the back.

This former train tunnel is filled with lines from a poem crafted by Robert Louis Stevenson.

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

The main gates have been locked since 1745 and will remain so until the Stuart Dynasty returns to the throne.