This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.

The world's shortest street was created by an awkwardly placed hotel.

This otherwise ordinary close on the Royal Mile constituted the end of the world for Edinburgh’s poorest residents.

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

The tomb of one of Scotland's bloody historic villains is a magnet for bumbling desecrators.

“It has nae lugs!”

Stonehenge has nothing on Castlerigg’s views.

An abandoned tower once used to study the cosmos hides within a thicket of greenery.

The nearly 200-year-old folly has a secret spiral staircase hidden in one of its pillars.

Twice a day this ancient path disappears with the tides, leaving the Holy Island of Lindisfarne out to sea.

This century-old grotesque has a mysterious history and may not actually be a rabbit.

A well-preserved 2nd century fort where moles are the archaeologists.

This 13th century castle is chock full of ghosts and impossibly rare cows.

This iconic 1,000-year-old medieval castle is a favorite of the film industry, most notably as the location for Hogwarts in Harry Potter.

A rare permanent monument to the Scottish Travellers.

The one-time stronghold of the noble Douglas family, now home to ghost sightings and nesting birds.

Memorial to the Titanic engineers that died working to hold back the sea.

The old tradition of drying laundry on poles in the public green is still guaranteed by Glasgow city law.

This early version of the guillotine was used to execute the man responsible for its construction.

The highest lighthouse in Scotland shines from an abandoned island.

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

Every St. Andrews student knows to avoid this inscription for fear of a martyr's curse.

A red-brick beacon stands against the tempestuous Atlantic, on the windiest site in the United Kingdom.

The Titanic sails again in one Scotland man's backyard.