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

Large-scale contemporary artworks tower over fields and lurk in forests around a Jacobean manor house.

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

A small island abbey is the final resting place of many medieval Scottish monarchs, including the real Macbeth.

This stately estate house features a tower covered in a bright, modern mural.

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

At high tide this strange footbridge appears to have no purpose whatsoever.

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

A book bound in the skin of an infamous criminal, along with countless other specimens.

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

The highest peak in the United Kingdom has a history of physics, specters, and a pilgrimage of strange objects.

The true age of this ancient stone circle is unknown, but its stunning vista isn't in question.

Now famous as the "Harry Potter bridge," this impressive concrete viaduct has long been an icon in its own right.

An ancient Scottish rock formation said to be the gravesite of a giant remains ensconced in legend and intrigue.

A strange rock with a sinister reputation lurks within the crimson waters of this Scottish glen.

This dramatic landscape hidden on the Isle of Skye looks as though you've stepped into the magical realm.

The most iconic structure in Scotland has been home to bishops, colonels, and Sean Connery characters.

Amazing and mysterious Neolithic settlement on Scotland's Orkney Islands.

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

These fantastically named natural pools look like something out of a Scottish myth.