The 5,000-year-old megalith is believed to be Scotland's tallest standing stone.

What happened to the three lighthouse keepers who vanished from this place remains a mystery over a century later.

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

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

These steps offer a breathtaking view of one of Europe's most besieged fortresses.

A trio of giant megalithic stones in the middle of a golf course.

This volcanic plug boasts the longest recorded history of any Scottish stronghold.

Thanks to both terrific preservation and historic vandalism this ancient site is known as the "Heart of Neolithic Orkney."

A whale's jawbone and a malfunctioning harpoon welcome you to the village of Bragar and its lore.

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

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

Early Medieval stones sit on display at the beautiful Govan Old Church in Glasgow.

A sea cave with a waterfall and Viking past

This Birnam-based garden honors the legacy of 19th-century children’s book author Beatrix Potter.

Overlooking a Scottish loch, this beautifully crumbling castle once inspired a poem by William Wordsworth.

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

Even after the church tried to wipe the practice out, this pagan festival lives on each year in a small Scottish village.

Anonymously sculpted and donated, these sculptures made from poetry books and pages are sprinkled around the city.

Every birth, death, and marriage is recorded in these color-coded leather-bound books.

These ancient sea caves hold Britain's highest concentration of Pictish rock carvings.

Sprawled across the Great Hall ceiling are various constellations and images relating to the zodiac.

These ruins are a hidden gem, complete with fantastic views over the cliff edge.

This Scottish burial tomb once held hundreds of ancient eagle bones.

Enter the world under the hill at this ancient UK burial chamber.