This 16th-century house tells the city's history through old artifacts and quirky tales.

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

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

This stately estate house features a tower covered in a bright, modern mural.

A labyrinthine network of chambers with a storied past hides below Edinburgh's South Bridge.

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

Come for the oysters, stay for the priceless art honoring inventors across history and Scotland's favorite outdoor sports.

A small island abbey is the final resting place of many medieval Scottish monarchs, including the real Macbeth.

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

Summer in Scotland begins with a spectacularly wild and colorful event rooted in ancient pagan traditions.

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

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

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

A church that bred legends, and served as an inspiration for the Da Vinci Code.

The true age of this ancient stone circle is unknown, but its stunning vista isn't in question.

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

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

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

Amazing and mysterious Neolithic settlement on Scotland's Orkney Islands.

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.

The most iconic structure in Scotland has been home to bishops, colonels, and Sean Connery characters.

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

These ancient sea caves hold Britain's highest concentration of Pictish rock carvings.