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Falkirk, Scotland

Falkirk Wheel

Old-fashioned knowledge and modern engineering create the world's only rotating boatlift.

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Falkirk, Scotland

Torwood Blue Pool

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

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Grangemouth, Scotland

The Kelpies

The heads of two giant mythological water horses honor Scotland's horselord past.

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1 mile from Falkirk

Airth, Scotland

The Dunmore Pineapple House

A giant pineapple, a symbol of hospitality, and an amazing vacation rental option.

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5 miles from Falkirk

Stirling, Scotland

Grave Robbing Headstone

A grave marker depicting a body snatching tableau on a 19th-century tombstone.

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10 miles from Falkirk

Stirling, Scotland

Beheading Stone

Legend says this rock was once a chopping block for public executions.

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10 miles from Falkirk

Kilsyth, Scotland

Antonine Wall

Scotland still bears an enormous scar of its Roman past.

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11 miles from Falkirk

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