Scotland's first free lending library, which protects literacy through inheritance.

The ruins of this gorgeous clifftop castle look like something from a fantasy novel.

A well-traveled statuette of a much-beloved village icon.

A cottage built at the birthplace of Alexander Selkirk, a sailor who inspired the novel 'Robinson Crusoe.'

This uniquely shaped rock formation is one of Scotland's most iconic mountains and gives spectacular views in all directions.

This massive, 30-foot-tall statue of the famed Scottish knight overlooks a grassy knoll.

Dedicated to one of the nation's worst engineering disasters.

Largest lake in Great Britain measured by surface area.

This stately monument has been wearing a traffic cone hat for decades much to the delight of the locals.

Reportedly the "most handsome" market cross in Scotland.

Poetic, metallic giraffes adorn a square off an Edinburgh thoroughfare.

Erected in memory of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who was born close to this spot, this statue commemorates the author and his famous detective.

This sculpture of disembodied body parts forms a poignant memory of the horrors of World War II.

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

Touching this 18th-century Scottish philosopher’s toe allegedly conjures good fortune.

An artist's whimsical transformation of everyday objects.

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

A public art installation with a nautical themed poem, enhances this pedestrian street.

A building-sized painting of the renowned 19th-century American abolitionist.

One of the oldest scientific gardens in Britain, containing more than 13,302 plant species in its core collection.

Old-fashioned knowledge and modern engineering create the world's only rotating boatlift.

A site paying tribute to an 18th century Scottish fiddler

This monument depicts a harrowing event involving an escaped polar bear.

This cathedral's stained-glass patchwork of psychedelic colors and shapes was put in place long before the swinging 60s.