This beach runway is off limits during high tide.

Islanders once used this dramatic, otherworldly landscape to hide their cattle from Viking raiders.

Ancient cliffs resembling a kilt on Scotland’s second-largest island emit an entrancing sound.

An ancient Scottish rock formation said to be the gravesite of a giant remains ensconced in legend and intrigue.

These fantastically named natural pools look like something out of a Scottish myth.

Britain's only herd of free-ranging reindeer.

Scotland's only funicular railway is also the United Kingdom's highest.

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

Now famous as the "Harry Potter bridge," this impressive concrete viaduct has long been an icon in its own right.

A close look reveals that the Scottish monument is just slightly off-kilter.

The highest peak in the United Kingdom has a history of physics, specters, and a pilgrimage of strange objects.

More stones than Stonehenge, all scattered within a windswept landscape sure to enchant 'Outlander' fans.

Largest lake in Great Britain measured by surface area.

A local tree surgeon has created a whimsical walk full of carved tree stumps near Scotland's Loch Lomond.

Accessible only at low tide, the deserted island is dotted with World War II ruins.

The only fixed chain and post trail in Scotland snakes its way along the base of a towering seaside cliff.

The heads of two giant mythological water horses honor Scotland's horselord past.

Old-fashioned knowledge and modern engineering create the world's only rotating boatlift.

A book bound in the skin of an infamous criminal, along with countless other specimens.

Remnants of the 16th-century defensive wall still stand unassumingly within Edinburgh.

There are plenty of wonderful panoramic vistas in Edinburgh, but not many are hidden smack in the middle of the Old Town.

The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?

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

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