Poetic, metallic giraffes adorn a square off an Edinburgh thoroughfare.

Water-themed sculptures guard this unusually square structure.

The world's spiciest ice cream comes from Glasgow.

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

An eccentric aristocrat brought these Australian natives to their current Scottish home.

A succession of eerily contemplative iron figures lead from a Scottish museum to the sea.

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

Britain's only herd of free-ranging reindeer.

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

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

The heads of two giant mythological water horses honor Scotland's horselord past.

The elaborate clockwork contraptions in this Scottish gallery create small worlds of whimsy and horror.

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

Islanders once used this dramatic, otherworldly landscape to hide their cattle from Viking raiders.

Ancient cliffs resembling a kilt on Scotland's second largest island emit an entrancing sound.

Now famous as the "Harry Potter bridge," this impressive concrete viaduct has long been an icon in its own right.

Spend the night in this formerly abandoned traditional Scottish village.

360° views of the city plus five floors of optical illusions and hands-on science.

These fantastically named natural pools look like something out of a Scottish myth.

This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.

A bizarre stone beast lurks on the beach of a popular tourist island.

Forgotten jail cells beneath this Scottish town hall are now used for delightfully artful storage.

This modern labyrinth lies in the shadow of a ruined medieval castle.

An optical Illusion once believed to be an electrical phenomenon.