More stones than Stonehenge, all scattered within a windswept landscape sure to enchant 'Outlander' fans.

Legend says a witch conjured the world's third largest whirlpool to protect Scotland from a nasty pirate.

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

During this Shetland Islands celebration, hundreds of torch-carrying "guizers" lead a procession to burn a viking longboat.

A statue in the heart of Edinburgh honors a bear that served in the Polish military during World War II.

The remains of a grand castle that may have inspired Bram Stoker's Dracula.

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

Britain's only herd of free-ranging reindeer.

Long abandoned underground complex to keep royals safe from a nuclear war that never came.

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

This observatory within Europe's first dark sky park offers stunning views of the night sky.

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

This picturesque view of the Scottish Borders was beloved by Sir Walter Scott.

A glacial pothole was once a hideout for a notorious Scottish outlaw.

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.

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

A familiar otherworldly creature guards this 12th-century Scottish abbey.

A local tree surgeon has created a whimsical walk full of carved tree stumps near Scotland's Loch Lomond.

The mysterious megaliths have enchanted and intrigued visitors for thousands of years.

On this stunning Scottish island, you can walk in the footsteps of dinosaurs.

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

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

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