Nestled atop a wind-swept crag in the Scottish Highlands is a lonely memorial to a beloved hiker.

This 1,300-year-old marker is one of the finest and most complete early Christian crosses in Scotland.

The dance of this huge clock is a magnificent and eerie commentary on good and evil in the history of humankind.

This tiny island is home to the world's largest colony of Northern gannets.

The location of the Bridge of Death and the Gorge of Eternal Peril in "Monty Python and the Holy Grail."

Neon artworks light up this dark Edinburgh tunnel.

This Scottish graveyard is the final resting place of the man who inspired the character Ebenezer Scrooge.

Once home to a Scottish baronet, this 18th-century historic house doubles as a legendary art space.

This site contains overlapping ancient graveyards that existed about 1,000 years apart.

The Guinness Record holder for largest hedge in the world is a verdant Scottish bulwark.

An artist's whimsical transformation of everyday objects.

A nuclear bunker built to shelter the politicians and important people of Scotland in case of nuclear attack.

The discovery of this Neolithic settlement, which contained a Stone Age "cathedral," threw archaeologists for a loop.

This 16th-century close preserves an unusual piece of Edinburgh's transportation history.

A pair of stones embedded in an Edinburgh street memorialize one of the city's last public hangings.

The healing properties of this well attracted royals and commoners throughout the Middle Ages.

The colorful stairs are made with marble from the world's major quarries.

This bronze statue was erected to honor a small Scottish town's beloved stray cat.

The main gates have been locked since 1745 and will remain so until the Stuart Dynasty returns to the throne.

Touching this 18th-century Scottish philosopher’s toe allegedly conjures good fortune.

The U.K.'s first underground railway line is now a lively thoroughfare for runners and cyclists.

This alley off Edinburgh's Royal Mile contains remnants of the city's seedier history.

Remnants of the 16th-century defensive wall still stand unassumingly within Edinburgh.

This stately monument has been wearing a traffic cone hat for decades much to the delight of the locals.