The main residence of the Erskine family and the hereditary keeper of the nearby royal Stirling Castle.

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

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

A striking glass tribute to two sisters who suffered during Scotland's "Killing Time."

These formal gardens were designed to be admired from the vantage point of the castle.

A grave marker depicting a body snatching tableau on a 19th-century tombstone.

This pyramid is dedicated to all those who suffered martyrdom for civil and religious liberty in Scotland.

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

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

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

The dance of this huge clock is a magnificent and eerie commentary on good and evil in the history of humankind.

The taxidermy remains of the first mammal ever cloned from an adult cell are on display in Edinburgh.

Once designed as a natural history museum, this building is now home to a massive art gallery.

An impressive Neolithic henge with banks nearly 10 feet high.

Though this large circular site is now named for the legendary king, its history dates back to the Neolithic era.

A 16th-century artillery fort built to protect England against European invasion.

400-year-old garden, restored to beauty.

A remote gravestone on the moor marks the spot where a teacher's body was found under mysterious circumstances that remain inexplicable.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.

Art Deco stylings conceal the true nature of this bridge.

London's smallest police station is barely the size of a phone booth.

A 1940's shrine dedicated to drowned fishermen on the outskirts of Honolulu.

A unique set of caves that spits waves back out into the ocean.