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

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.

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

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

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

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

This early version of the guillotine was used to execute the man responsible for its construction.

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

The strange behavior of a tween led to allegations of witchcraft and a curse being placed on anybody within earshot.

The world's oldest surviving music hall was also once a freakshow.

A sea cave with a waterfall and Viking past

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

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

One of Edinburgh's oldest pubs hides a 19th-century skittles alley in the back.

The tomb of one of Scotland's bloody historic villains is a magnet for bumbling desecrators.

This huge concrete map of Scotland was built as a thank you gift from a Polish soldier.

Glasgow’s piece of the patron saint of love.

A Scottish manor with a history of mysterious fires, magic, and eccentric tales

This picturesque archeological site looks like it was pulled straight from a fantasy novel.

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

These ruins witnessed the final gathering of the failed Jacobite Rebellion.

A fernery hidden by neglect is uncovered, and an ancient specimen along with it.

The only fixed chain and post trail in Scotland snakes its way along the base of a towering seaside cliff.