Edinburgh, Scotland
Tolbooth Tavern
Now home to a drinking establishment, this building has a macabre history.
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Edinburgh, Scotland
Now home to a drinking establishment, this building has a macabre history.
Orkney, Scotland
A red sandstone freestanding monolith rises out of the sea in northern Scotland.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A sweet symbol marks the place where torturous executions were once carried out.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A statue in the heart of Edinburgh honors a bear that served in the Polish military during World War II.
Falkirk, Scotland
Old-fashioned knowledge and modern engineering create the world's only rotating boatlift.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Sprawled across the Great Hall ceiling are various constellations and images relating to the zodiac.
Dijon, France
For over 300 years this little carving has been the city’s good luck charm.
Saint-Pol-de-Léon, France
Each of these hand-painted wooden boxes, which date to between the 16th and 19th centuries, contains a genuine human skull.
Lerwick, Scotland
The unexpected mascot of Shetland's capital.
Highland, Scotland
A double cantilever system bridge that was designed to prevent flood damage.
Nairn, Scotland
One of the most spectacular 18th-century bridges in Scotland.
Renfrewshire, Scotland
This stone was once used by druids to determine a person's innocence or guilt.
Inverness, Scotland
This site contains overlapping ancient graveyards that existed about 1,000 years apart.
Highland, Scotland
This rare surviving broch is one of Scotland's most impressive Bronze Age structures.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Another entry into the world of Edinburgh's pop-up artworks.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This extraordinary Viking artifact has traveled throughout the city.
Dundee, Scotland
A bronze tribute to the wildly popular video game from the '90s.
Baile an Truiseil, Scotland
The 5,000-year-old megalith is believed to be Scotland's tallest standing stone.
Lundin Links, Scotland
A trio of giant megalithic stones in the middle of a golf course.
Stirling, Scotland
Legend says this rock was once a chopping block for public executions.
Invergordon, Scotland
Where the sleeping monsters of Scotland's oil industry are left to rust.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?
Kingussie, Scotland
These ruins witnessed the final gathering of the failed Jacobite Rebellion.
Strathcarron, Scotland
This single-track road rewards brave drivers with stunning Scottish scenery.