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Journey through one of the oldest industrial sites in Scotland.

Described by William Wordsworth as a "World of Wonder."

One of Scotland's most important modern structures, it just made the '100 Most Endangered Sites' list.

This Scottish bridge seems to compel dogs to leap to their death.

One of Edinburgh's most popular works of street art is located well off the beaten path.

Many of Edinburgh's more unsavory characters spent their final days behind this door while awaiting their executions.

Wonderfully preserved Victorian factory, complete with a preserved steam powered engine house.

A 200-year-old collection of oddities and medical paraphernalia.

This once-majestic, now-abandoned Victorian castle has seen better days.

This unusual statue overlooking the Royal Mile has an interesting backstory.

The beloved bard's garb is proudly displayed within a Freemason's hall.

These ruins of a medieval church are full of architectural mysteries.

The abandoned transportation hub hides within the Glasgow attraction it once served.

The U.K.'s first underground railway line is now a lively thoroughfare for runners and cyclists.

The ornate structure is part of a building boasting more marble than the Vatican.

This Scottish museum is the only one in the world to focus not on one religion but all of them.

The 16th-century church has the only stained glass windows that survived the Scottish Reformation intact.

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

A remarkably well preserved tower dating all the way back to the Iron Age.

A scattered trail of street art adds a pop of color to the city's stark structures.

A red sandstone freestanding monolith rises out of the sea in northern Scotland.

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

Possibly the oldest of Britain's ancient henges is also one of its most stark.

Near the former site of numerous witch burnings, this lavish Edinburgh mainstay pays homage to Scotland's brutal history.