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A curious collection of mechanical moving figures.

The remains of a grand castle that may have inspired Bram Stoker's Dracula.

A remarkably well preserved tower dating all the way back to the Iron Age.

Come for the oysters, stay for the priceless art honoring inventors across history and Scotland's favorite outdoor sports.

A labyrinthine network of chambers with a storied past hides below Edinburgh's South Bridge.

One of Scotland's most important modern structures, it just made the '100 Most Endangered Sites' list.

This obscure walkway links Edinburgh’s Old Town with one of the city's prime vantage points.

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

Ruined castle with subterranean vaulted Goblin Ha' or "Goblin Hall."

Hidden in a Scotland museum is a copse of extinct tree stumps.

A beautiful Greco-Roman structure houses a well once believed to have healing powers.

Formerly abandoned underground complex to keep royals safe from a nuclear war that never came.

A pub that is literally in the middle of nowhere, but continues to do business.

Legend says a witch conjured the world's third largest whirlpool to protect Scotland from a nasty pirate.

The mystery of this small, brick pond eluded its possibly only investigator until his death.

A secret garden in a picturesque Edinburgh village has inspired artists for centuries.

A mysterious monument where a woman who records say never existed was burnt alive for being a witch.

A glacial pothole was once a hideout for a notorious Scottish outlaw.

Britain's only herd of free-ranging reindeer.

An American ghost town hides along a side street in Scotland's capital.

This allegedly haunted 16th-century tower house-turned-museum exhibits thousands of spectacular objects.

This modern labyrinth lies in the shadow of a ruined medieval castle.

This ethereal, rainforest-like gorge is home to waterfalls, quaint bridges, and fairy folk.

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