Displaced highlanders would take shelter from the wet Scottish climate under the large walled bridge at Glasgow Central Station.

This tin chapel was built by POW's during World War II and is painted to look like something much more grand.

The world’s first museum dedicated to the history of childhood opened in Edinburgh in 1955.

Touching this 18th-century Scottish philosopher’s toe allegedly conjures good fortune.

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

A six-ton wedding present for the King of the Scots.

This otherwise ordinary close on the Royal Mile constituted the end of the world for Edinburgh’s poorest residents.

A castle in the Scottish Highlands has been continuously inhabited since the 1300s.

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

Overlooked by many, the two famous Scottish warriors guard the main gate of Edinburgh Castle.

The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

Near the former site of numerous witch burnings, this lavish Edinburgh mainstay pays homage to Scotland's brutal history.

A sweet symbol marks the place where torturous executions were once carried out.

A pub that is literally in the middle of nowhere, but continues to do business.

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

Largest lake in Great Britain measured by surface area.

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

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

A 18th century graveyard and its astonishing cortege of macabre iconography.

"Respectful to the dead, safe and sanitary to the living, dedicated to the Genius of Memory..."

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

Ruined 11th century abbey built by King David I in Edinburgh, Scotland.

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