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

A close look reveals that the Scottish monument is just slightly off-kilter.

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

These semi-natural waterfalls hint at the park's Victorian-era industrial past.

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

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

A sea cave with a waterfall and Viking past

Scotland's oldest medieval bridge is also among the last reminders of early medieval Aberdeen.

This remote Scottish isle is only inhabited by seals, birds, and the memory of a tragic settlement.

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

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

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

Modern megaliths form this work of cosmic, Celtic landscape art.

This Scottish manor house is a lush relic from the life of a literary great.

This obscure walkway links Edinburgh’s Old Town with one of the city's prime vantage points.

The "Bridge Over the Atlantic" lets you cross the waterway in mere seconds.

Nestled amid the peaks and lochs of the Scottish Highlands, this inn and pub has played host to outlaws and ghosts.

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

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

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

Climb this overlooked gem's spiral staircase and you'll be rewarded with spectacular views of Glasgow.

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

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.