This stately bank building hides a spectacular star-studded ceiling.

A rare permanent monument to the Scottish Travellers.

From here, the loch appears to take the shape of mainland Scotland.

This was once a hall in which a 16th-century royal banquet was hosted by King James VI of Scotland.

This 16th-century close preserves an unusual piece of Edinburgh's transportation history.

These ruins of a medieval church are full of architectural mysteries.

Overlooking the burial ground is a tower designed to prevent thieves from snatching the recently deceased.

The 20th-century chapel’s intricate woodwork includes amazing details, most notably angels playing bagpipes.

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

“It has nae lugs!”

Originally intended as a temporary installation, this sculpture is now a permanent part of a stunning Scottish beach.

Once home to a Scottish baronet, this 18th-century historic house doubles as a legendary art space.

This stack of stones honors a murdered 18th-century woman.

This eclectic sanctuary is a hodgepodge of various architectural styles, all crammed into one building.

An Anglo-Saxon cross inscribed with possibly the oldest written work of English literature.

An icon of the Battle of Britain is frozen in flight in a grand Victorian museum.

This tiny island is home to the world's largest colony of Northern gannets.

A mysterious ruin shrouded in more folklore than fact.

This alley off Edinburgh's Royal Mile contains remnants of the city's seedier history.

Bronze plates placed around this Scottish fishing village form a true-scale model of the solar system.

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

Displaced highlanders would take shelter from the wet Scottish climate under the large walled bridge at Glasgow Central Station.

These semi-natural waterfalls hint at the park's Victorian-era industrial past.

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