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This city square dates back to the Scottish Enlightenment and was home to some of Scotland's brightest minds.

If you fly into Edinburgh Airport, it's possible to spot this prehistoric site without even getting off the plane.

A remarkable feat of Victorian engineering across the Firth of Forth.

Wander around the extensive remains of this 12th-century medieval church.

The remains of "the Pearl of Scotland" can be found inside this church.

These formal gardens were designed to be admired from the vantage point of the castle.

A labyrinthine network of chambers with a storied past hides below Edinburgh's South Bridge.

This allegedly haunted 16th-century tower house-turned-museum exhibits thousands of spectacular objects.

Scotland's first free lending library, which protects literacy through inheritance.

A mysterious monument where a woman who records say never existed was burnt alive for being a witch.

A striking glass tribute to two sisters who suffered during Scotland's "Killing Time."

Monty Python fans will recognize this abandoned mine as the Cave of the Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog.

Aside from denoting a public square or market, this medieval structure was also a sign of a town's prosperity.

A bronze tribute to the wildly popular video game from the '90s.

A pair of mosaics marks the spot where the last accused witch of Dundee was put to death.

The mystery of this small, brick pond eluded its possibly only investigator until his death.

This abandoned mausoleum from 1815 sits deep within the forest surrounding Callendar House.

Built to hold the worst of the worst of the Nazi war prisoners.

The oldest library in Scotland was built from the remains of a church to hold a churchman's library.

A hidden tunnel leads to a medieval queen's shrine buried beneath a parking lot.

Macbeth's infamous "Great Birnam Wood."

This Birnam-based garden honors the legacy of 19th-century children’s book author Beatrix Potter.

A small Scottish town's larger-than-life tribute to the celebrated accordion player.

This unusual rock looks like a giant, otherworldly mushroom sprouting atop a cave.