Edinburgh, Scotland
Burke & Hare Murder Dolls
These tiny effigies are believed to represent victims of Edinburgh’s notorious Anatomy Murders.
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Edinburgh, Scotland
These tiny effigies are believed to represent victims of Edinburgh’s notorious Anatomy Murders.
Edinburgh, Scotland
There are plenty of wonderful panoramic vistas in Edinburgh, but not many are hidden smack in the middle of the Old Town.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?
Edinburgh, Scotland
The dance of this huge clock is a magnificent and eerie commentary on good and evil in the history of humankind.
Banavie, Scotland
The longest staircase lock in Britain.
Grangemouth, Scotland
The heads of two giant mythological water horses honor Scotland's horselord past.
Falkirk, Scotland
Old-fashioned knowledge and modern engineering create the world's only rotating boatlift.
Dunmore, Scotland
A giant pineapple, a symbol of hospitality, and an amazing vacation rental option.
Stirling, Scotland
A striking glass tribute to two sisters who suffered during Scotland's "Killing Time."
Stirling, Scotland
A grave marker depicting a body snatching tableau on a 19th-century tombstone.
Stirling, Scotland
Legend says this rock was once a chopping block for public executions.
Craighat, Scotland
A strange rock with a sinister reputation lurks within the crimson waters of this Scottish glen.
Kilmartin, Scotland
This Neolithic-era complex boasts standing stones, a cairn, and the only henge in Western Scotland.
Kilmartin, Scotland
No other place in Scotland has such a high concentration of prehistoric carved stone surfaces.
Alexandria, Scotland
Largest lake in Great Britain measured by surface area.
Argyll and Bute, Scotland
A long-abandoned relic of World War II.
Cairndow, Scotland
A rare permanent monument to the Scottish Travellers.
Oban, Scotland
Looking strangely like Rome's Colosseum, this unfinished tower has dominated the skyline for over 100 years.
Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Nestled amid the peaks and lochs of the Scottish Highlands, this inn and pub has played host to outlaws and ghosts.
Kyle of Lochalsh, Scotland
The most iconic structure in Scotland has been home to bishops, colonels, and Sean Connery characters.
Invergordon, Scotland
Where the sleeping monsters of Scotland's oil industry are left to rust.
Glenfinnan, Scotland
Now famous as the "Harry Potter bridge," this impressive concrete viaduct has long been an icon in its own right.
Glenfinnan, Scotland
A close look reveals that the Scottish monument is just slightly off-kilter.
Spean Bridge, Scotland
This macabre monument atop an ancient well gives a nod to a brutal episode in Scottish clan history.