The lasting remains of a bygone era of open-air meat markets.

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

The Scottish Reformation leader's grave was paved over and is now a parking lot.

Edinburgh's oldest statue hides within a parking lot behind the city's iconic cathedral.

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

This enormous, elaborate tomb looks oddly out of place next to a suburban Edinburgh bowling club.

The bronze uniforms commemorate the vital role of women during World War II.

The old tradition of drying laundry on poles in the public green is still guaranteed by Glasgow city law.

A remarkable feat of Victorian engineering across the Firth of Forth.

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

A rather vulgar example of the transition from Latin to the Italian vernacular.

Ancient ruins hidden underneath a modern luxury hotel.

The location of the Bridge of Death and the Gorge of Eternal Peril in "Monty Python and the Holy Grail."

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

Home to one of the most popular teams in Scottish football history.

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

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

The largest terracotta fountain in the world, built to commemorate Britain’s Victorian achievements.

If you fly into Edinburgh Airport, it's possible to spot this prehistoric site without even getting off the plane.

A multi-storied painting that depicts the area's rich and diverse maritime history.

A succession of eerily contemplative iron figures lead from a Scottish museum to the sea.

An artistic interpretation of the history of a Scottish park, combining poetry with anthropomorphic animals.

This historic timepiece was a popular meeting place for romantic rendezvous in the 1960s.

This small sculpture honors a shuttered bookshop that was the site of a fiery act of protest.