Port Logan, Scotland
Port Logan Fish Pond
The oldest natural aquarium in the United Kingdom.
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Port Logan, Scotland
The oldest natural aquarium in the United Kingdom.
Hoy, Scotland
Legends surrounding this megalithic tomb range from giants to a dwarf named Trollid.
Duffus, Scotland
A beachside cave filled with Bronze Age metalwork, pottery, and human remains.
Carrbridge, Scotland
Designed to allow funerals to proceed over the River Dulnain.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A public art piece that barely gets recognized, but then that might be the point.
Castle Douglas, Scotland
The former seat of power for the Balliol dynasty.
Achmelvich, Scotland
Believed to be the smallest castle in Europe.
Oban, Scotland
Looking strangely like Rome's Colosseum, this unfinished tower has dominated the skyline for over 100 years.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A quartet of brightly colored mythical beasts stand sentry at this gateway.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This cannonball embedded in the side of an Edinburgh house once served a surprisingly pedestrian purpose.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This severely painted building has a twisted connection to the witch hunts of the 1640s.
Millport, Scotland
The United Kingdom's smallest working cathedral also serves as a quaint bed and breakfast.
Dumfries, Scotland
An Anglo-Saxon cross inscribed with possibly the oldest written work of English literature.
Millport, Scotland
A bizarre stone beast lurks on the beach of a popular tourist island.
Mauchline, Scotland
These ancient symbols freckling a Scottish cliff remained hidden for centuries.
Dundee, Scotland
People leave coins atop an unusual grave marker in one of Scotland's oldest burial grounds.
Wick, Scotland
The world's shortest street was created by an awkwardly placed hotel.
Heilam, Scotland
The ruins of a defunct limestone quarry still haunt this Scottish promontory.
Glasgow, Scotland
Three large boulders covered in mysterious carvings and graffiti.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A remnant of the Roman army's presence on the coast of Scotland.
Glasgow, Scotland
The old tradition of drying laundry on poles in the public green is still guaranteed by Glasgow city law.
Glasgow, Scotland
Water-themed sculptures guard this unusually square structure.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Edinburgh’s version of the Sistine Chapel is this former church, with an interior covered in paintings done by one woman over the course of nearly a decade.
Edinburgh, Scotland
These sculptures of various animals adorn the building that houses one of the capital's least known museums.