Edinburgh, Scotland
Robert Burns' Masonic Apron
The beloved bard's garb is proudly displayed within a Freemason's hall.
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Edinburgh, Scotland
The beloved bard's garb is proudly displayed within a Freemason's hall.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This severely painted building has a twisted connection to the witch hunts of the 1640s.
Glasgow, Scotland
One of the city's oldest pubs displays a skull said to belong to the country's last witch burned at the stake.
Dunblane, Scotland
The oldest library in Scotland was built from the remains of a church to hold a churchman's library.
Isle of Skye, Scotland
This ruined castle is said to be the legendary keep of a Viking princess.
Stonehaven, Scotland
This brilliant display of whirling fireballs celebrates Hogmanay.
Highland, Scotland
This rare surviving broch is one of Scotland's most impressive Bronze Age structures.
Dalmally, Scotland
This eclectic sanctuary is a hodgepodge of various architectural styles, all crammed into one building.
Wigtown, Scotland
This seaside Scottish holiday rental lets you live out your bookselling dreams.
Comrie, Scotland
Built to hold the worst of the worst of the Nazi war prisoners.
Inverness, Scotland
This site contains overlapping ancient graveyards that existed about 1,000 years apart.
Burghead, Scotland
Even after the church tried to wipe the practice out, this pagan festival lives on each year in a small Scottish village.
Ballachulish, Scotland
The location of the Bridge of Death and the Gorge of Eternal Peril in "Monty Python and the Holy Grail."
Dumbarton, Scotland
This volcanic plug boasts the longest recorded history of any Scottish stronghold.
Perth and Kinross, Scotland
Described by William Wordsworth as a "World of Wonder."
Birnam, Scotland
This Birnam-based garden honors the legacy of 19th-century children’s book author Beatrix Potter.
Pittenweem, Scotland
This tiny little cave was said to have been a refuge for a saint with a glowing arm.
Spean Bridge, Scotland
This macabre monument atop an ancient well gives a nod to a brutal episode in Scottish clan history.
Lerwick, Scotland
During this Shetland Islands celebration, hundreds of torch-carrying "guizers" lead a procession to burn a viking longboat.
Machrie, Scotland
More stones than Stonehenge, all scattered within a windswept landscape sure to enchant 'Outlander' fans.
Aviemore, Scotland
Scotland's only funicular railway is also the United Kingdom's highest.
Torwood, Scotland
The mystery of this small, brick pond eluded its possibly only investigator until his death.
Aberfoyle, Scotland
This enchanting hill is home to fairy lore and a sinister local mystery.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Anonymously sculpted and donated, these sculptures made from poetry books and pages are sprinkled around the city.