The ruins of a 15th-century church once home to priests who prayed for a single family's salvation.

An amazing model of a whale's jaw bone pays homage to the region's seafaring traditions.

This giant foot is all that remains of a massive concrete play structure that once stood on the outskirts of Edinburgh.

A colorful mural decorates one of the city's oldest animal shelters.

A never-finished memorial to the heroes of the Napoleonic War has become "Scotland's Folly."

Several bricks indicate the various flood levels this crossing has survived over the centuries.

In 1396, two Scottish clans that had been violently feuding for centuries finally faced off in a bloody battle in this park.

Street names don't get more "late capitalism" than this.

A church that bred legends, and served as an inspiration for the Da Vinci Code.

The ruins of a world-renowned medieval hospital.

The Guinness Record holder for largest hedge in the world is a verdant Scottish bulwark.

More than a century old, this cast iron bridge on the Balmoral Estate leads to nowhere.

This Scottish castle has witnessed clan rivalries, Jacobite uprisings, whisky smuggling, and more.

An 18th-century lighthouse built on a 16th-century castle is now a monument to the maritime beacons of Scotland.

A dozen cast iron leopards stand guard along the length of Aberdeen's Union Bridge.

This effigy was crafted to annoy a neighbor after a civil dispute over a foul smell.

Scotland's oldest medieval bridge is also among the last reminders of early medieval Aberdeen.

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

This picturesque view of the Scottish Borders was beloved by Sir Walter Scott.

It's said that at this location, a Scottish poet met the Queen of the Fairies.

The only panel of the Great Tapestry of Scotland that has been replaced, after the original was stolen.

The main gates have been locked since 1745 and will remain so until the Stuart Dynasty returns to the throne.

A town's history displayed through a massive work of art.

This huge concrete map of Scotland was built as a thank you gift from a Polish soldier.