Edinburgh, Scotland
'The Manuscript of Monte Cassino'
This sculpture of disembodied body parts forms a poignant memory of the horrors of World War II.
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Edinburgh, Scotland
This sculpture of disembodied body parts forms a poignant memory of the horrors of World War II.
Glasgow, Scotland
The final resting place of a poisoned lover whose death was at the center of one of Glasgow's most sensational murder trials.
Edinburgh, Scotland
These sculptures of various animals adorn the building that houses one of the capital's least known museums.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Every New Year's Day, locals don gaudy costumes and dive into the frigid Firth of Forth.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This enormous, elaborate tomb looks oddly out of place next to a suburban Edinburgh bowling club.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The bell that once tolled atop a lost Edinburgh gate now hangs for all to see.
Glasgow, Scotland
Glasgow's memorial to the International Brigade volunteers from Great Britain who fought and died in the Spanish Civil War.
Anstruther, Scotland
This short white tower is all that's left of Scotland's first permanently manned lighthouse.
Rockall, Scotland
British Empire's last territorial expansion, claimed by four countries.
Johnstone, Scotland
A 16th-century castle unexpectedly nestled within a post-war housing development.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This ordinary-looking mailbox has a rather explosive history.
Prestonpans, Scotland
The medley of artwork tells the history of this Scottish town.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This unusual statue overlooking the Royal Mile has an interesting backstory.
Glasgow, Scotland
This hidden gem reveals the history of Britain's first police force.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A medieval device used to punish and shame wrongdoers still hangs outside the village church.
Seton Mains, Scotland
The ruins of a 15th-century church once home to priests who prayed for a single family's salvation.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A poetic monument to the Scottish Parliament.
East Linton, Scotland
A curious structure built just for the birds.
Glasgow, Scotland
These rusting, skeletal structures are monolithic monuments to Glasgow's industrial past
Edinburgh, Scotland
The world's first experimental nutritionist is memorialized as the "Hippocrates of naval medicine."
Edinburgh, Scotland
The building where Mary, Queen of Scots was said to have bathed in white wine.
Dundee, Scotland
People leave coins atop an unusual grave marker in one of Scotland's oldest burial grounds.
Stonehaven, Scotland
This brilliant display of whirling fireballs celebrates Hogmanay.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This sculpture commemorates Edinburgh's sister city and their respective celebrity dogs.