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

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

Built to hold the worst of the worst of the Nazi war prisoners.

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

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

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

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

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

Scotland's only funicular railway is also the United Kingdom's highest.

A hidden tunnel leads to a medieval queen's shrine buried beneath a parking lot.

This observatory within Europe's first dark sky park offers stunning views of the night sky.

This ethereal, rainforest-like gorge is home to waterfalls, quaint bridges, and fairy folk.

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

A giant pineapple, a symbol of hospitality, and an amazing vacation rental option.

A secret garden in a picturesque Edinburgh village has inspired artists for centuries.

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

The mysterious megaliths have enchanted and intrigued visitors for thousands of years.

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

Large-scale contemporary artworks tower over fields and lurk in forests around a Jacobean manor house.

A local tree surgeon has created a whimsical walk full of carved tree stumps near Scotland's Loch Lomond.

This cramped crevasse saw the entire population of its island suffocated inside its depths.

The last inhabitants of one of the U.K.'s most remote islands were evacuated in 1930.

At high tide this strange footbridge appears to have no purpose whatsoever.

Accessible only at low tide, the deserted island is dotted with World War II ruins.