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

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

This small museum in a 17th-century building honors three iconic Scottish writers.

This alley off Edinburgh's Royal Mile contains remnants of the city's seedier history.

Anonymously sculpted and donated, these sculptures made from poetry books and pages are sprinkled around the city.

These fantastically named natural pools look like something out of a Scottish myth.

An ancient Scottish rock formation said to be the gravesite of a giant remains ensconced in legend and intrigue.

This dramatic landscape hidden on the Isle of Skye looks as though you've stepped into the magical realm.

Islanders once used this dramatic, otherworldly landscape to hide their cattle from Viking raiders.

On this stunning Scottish island, you can walk in the footsteps of dinosaurs.

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

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

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

Now home to a drinking establishment, this building has a macabre history.

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

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

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

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

The last manually operated turntable ferry in the world.

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

The bell that once tolled atop a lost Edinburgh gate now hangs for all to see.

Looking strangely like Rome's Colosseum, this unfinished tower has dominated the skyline for over 100 years.

The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.

Taste the white whiskey that the United States' first president once distilled and enjoyed.