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East Ayrshire, Scotland

Scottish Dark Sky Observatory

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

Robert Burns Ellisland Farm

Experience history from the stomping grounds of the great Scottish poet.
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Prestonpans, Scotland

Robert Burns Memorial Shelter

This massive work of art was designed to commemorate Burns Night and the national poet of Scotland.
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Edinburgh, Scotland

War Poets' Collection

This exhibit showcases the literary work of soldiers who suffered "shell shock" during World War I.
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Broxburn, Scotland

William Wallace Marker

This unassuming stone is possibly the oldest Scottish memorial to the 13th-century knight.
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Aberdeen, Scotland

Kelly's Cats

A dozen cast iron leopards stand guard along the length of Aberdeen's Union Bridge.
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Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Aikey Brae Stone Circle

Considered "the most original, complete, and unimproved" circles in Aberdeenshire.
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Glencoe, Scotland

Massacre of Glencoe Monument

A solemn memorial in a majestic setting that honors a 1692 tragedy.
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Crieff, Scotland

'Towser'

A sculpture commemorating the "world's best mouser" in what is likely Scotland's longest-running distillery
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Johnstone, Scotland

Johnstone History Museum

Learn local history while picking up groceries at this museum tucked inside a supermarket.
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Edinburgh, Scotland

Shrine to Saint Andrew

Inside this cathedral is a shoulder bone belonging to the Patron Saint of Scotland.
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Kilmacolm, Scotland

'The Lost XVII'

A missing Roman legion was recreated in sculpture along a Scottish cycling route.
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Alltnacaillich, Scotland

Dun Dornaigil Broch

Unusually, this ancient Iron Age broch has never been excavated.
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Bo’ness, Scotland

Hippodrome Cinema

This vintage gem is one of the oldest surviving purpose-built movie palaces in Scotland.
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Edinburgh, Scotland

St Giles' Cathedral Thistle Chapel

The 20th-century chapel’s intricate woodwork includes amazing details, most notably angels playing bagpipes.
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Keoldale, Scotland

Cape Wrath

The farthest northwesterly point of the British mainland is one of the most remote places in the Scottish Highlands.
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Melrose, Scotland

Robert the Bruce's Heart

The heart of a Scottish legend had a centuries-long journey before reaching its final resting place.
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Edinburgh, Scotland

Museum of Childhood

The world’s first museum dedicated to the history of childhood opened in Edinburgh in 1955.
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Edinburgh, Scotland

World's End Close

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

Library of Mistakes

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

William Wallace and Robert the Bruce Statues

Overlooked by many, the two famous Scottish warriors guard the main gate of Edinburgh Castle.
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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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Outer Hebrides, Scotland

Callanish Stones

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

Ben Nevis

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