Every birth, death, and marriage is recorded in these color-coded leather-bound books.

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

A library where thousands of books explain how to avoid another Great Recession.

A verdant 17th-century-style garden hidden along Edinburgh’s Royal Mile.

A secret garden in a picturesque Edinburgh village has inspired artists for centuries.

This obscure walkway links Edinburgh’s Old Town with one of the city's prime vantage points.

Come for the oysters, stay for the priceless art honoring inventors across history and Scotland's favorite outdoor sports.

An American ghost town hides along a side street in Scotland's capital.

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

Summer in Scotland begins with a spectacularly wild and colorful event rooted in ancient pagan traditions.

This historic pub has maintained much of its 1906 decor, including a small sequestered room for women, where orders were slipped through a tiny window.

There are plenty of wonderful panoramic vistas in Edinburgh, but not many are hidden smack in the middle of the Old Town.

Accessible only at low tide, the deserted island is dotted with World War II ruins.

A 18th century graveyard and its astonishing cortege of macabre iconography.

Tiny effigies of the victims of Edinburgh's famous Anatomy Murders.

This series of Scottish caves has no clear purpose other than baffling historians.

One of the oldest scientific gardens in Britain, containing more than 13,302 plant species in its core collection.

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

A magnificent, iconic stone tower in the Scottish Highlands.

Hidden beneath a bridge, this waterfall is known for the large amounts of graffiti painted on its base.

Once an unstoppable source of gold and silver, this town came to a grinding stop when the groundwater proved deadly.

This modern antique shop is a museum for 1980's Saturday morning cartoon culture.

Rather than a run-of-the-mill franchise hotel, this lodging has been decked out in dinosaur decor.

"All Mountains - All The Time."