Glasgow, Scotland
The Highlandman's Umbrella
Displaced highlanders would take shelter from the wet Scottish climate under the large walled bridge at Glasgow Central Station.
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Glasgow, Scotland
Displaced highlanders would take shelter from the wet Scottish climate under the large walled bridge at Glasgow Central Station.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A verdant 17th-century-style garden hidden along Edinburgh’s Royal Mile.
Rothesay, Scotland
A bay of elaborate, historic toilets are held in high esteem at this Scottish dock.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The world’s first museum dedicated to the history of childhood opened in Edinburgh in 1955.
Fraserburgh, Scotland
An 18th-century lighthouse built on a 16th-century castle is now a monument to the maritime beacons of Scotland.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Touching this 18th-century Scottish philosopher’s toe allegedly conjures good fortune.
Failford, Scotland
A historic cave in Scotland once served as a hiding place for a famous Covenanter.
Dunblane, Scotland
The oldest library in Scotland was built from the remains of a church to hold a churchman's library.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Small museum dedicated to the founder of electromagnetic theory.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This 16th-century house tells the city's history through old artifacts and quirky tales.
Crawick, Scotland
Modern megaliths form this work of cosmic, Celtic landscape art.
Edinburgh, Scotland
An American ghost town hides along a side street in Scotland's capital.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This king penguin is a knighted brigadier of the Norwegian Army.
Outer Hebrides, Scotland
What happened to the three lighthouse keepers who vanished from this place remains a mystery over a century later.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This otherwise ordinary close on the Royal Mile constituted the end of the world for Edinburgh’s poorest residents.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Every birth, death, and marriage is recorded in these color-coded leather-bound books.
Ayr, Scotland
This observatory within Europe's first dark sky park offers stunning views of the night sky.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A succession of eerily contemplative iron figures lead from a Scottish museum to the sea.
Aberdeen, Scotland
Scotland's oldest medieval bridge is also among the last reminders of early medieval Aberdeen.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This small museum in a 17th-century building honors three iconic Scottish writers.
Alexandria, Scotland
An eccentric aristocrat brought these Australian natives to their current Scottish home.
Dunoon, Scotland
This ethereal, rainforest-like gorge is home to waterfalls, quaint bridges, and fairy folk.
Glasgow, Scotland
The world's oldest surviving music hall was also once a freakshow.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A library where thousands of books explain how to avoid another Great Recession.