This bronze cat looks out over the Linlithgow Canal.

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.

Scotland still bears an enormous scar of its Roman past.

A humble ancient well where Scottish knight, Sir William Wallace, took his final drink.

This extinct volcano rises above Edinburgh and is special for its panoramic views over the city.

This huge concrete map of Scotland was built as a thank you gift from a Polish soldier.

The initials "GW" mark where one of Scotland's most important Protestant martyrs was burned at the stake.

Scotland's claim to the prime meridian was laid 200 years prior to the one in Greenwich.

This bronze statue was erected to honor a small Scottish town's beloved stray cat.

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

Aside from denoting a public square or market, this medieval structure was also a sign of a town's prosperity.

This impressive Gothic church dates back to 1244 and stands on the site of one of the first churches in Scotland.

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

The ruins of a world-renowned medieval hospital.

From fortification to folly, this hilltop structure has undergone many changes in the last 800 years.

This Scottish tollhouse was a destination for clandestine marriages in the 18th and 19th centuries.

A 1,000-year-old oak and one of the last surviving trees of the ancient Scottish Jedforest.

Street names don't get more "late capitalism" than this.

A church that bred legends, and served as an inspiration for the Da Vinci Code.

The healing properties of this well attracted royals and commoners throughout the Middle Ages.

This ordinary-looking mailbox has a rather explosive history.

An ancient relic in Edinburgh that is around 4,000 years old.

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