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

An unpaid bill, a stolen stone, and a famous fashion designer rest peacefully alongside a heroine of Highlands history.

This dramatic landscape hidden on the Isle of Skye looks as though you've stepped into the magical realm.

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

This macabre monument atop an ancient well gives a nod to a brutal episode in Scottish clan history.

An exceptional engineering feat that facilitates the migration of salmon upstream during their breeding season.

Described by William Wordsworth as a "World of Wonder."

Several bricks indicate the various flood levels this crossing has survived over the centuries.

This mundane post marks the old location of the city's main postal hub.

An artist's whimsical transformation of everyday objects.

A former telephone box found new life as a photo booth and charity fundraiser.

A rare memorial paying homage to an altruistic woman from the 19th-century.

The oldest floral clock in the world still functions today.

The world’s first museum dedicated to the history of childhood opened in Edinburgh in 1955.

A quartet of brightly colored mythical beasts stand sentry at this gateway.

This small museum in a 17th-century building honors three iconic Scottish writers.

Small sculpted heads of prominent phrenologists mark the outside of their former headquarters.

The taxidermy remains of the first mammal ever cloned from an adult cell are on display in Edinburgh.

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

The dance of this huge clock is a magnificent and eerie commentary on good and evil in the history of humankind.

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

A statue in the heart of Edinburgh honors a bear that served in the Polish military during World War II.

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

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