The unexpected mascot of Shetland's capital.

A 13th-century stronghold that has fallen into ruin.

An angelic, yet demonic-looking figurine presides over one of Glasgow's most ancient streets.

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

A once extravagant mansion, now reduced to ruin.

This 16th-century close preserves an unusual piece of Edinburgh's transportation history.

This waterfall is one of the most spectacular natural features in the Scottish Lowlands.

The ornate structure is part of a building boasting more marble than the Vatican.

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

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

This Birnam-based garden honors the legacy of 19th-century children’s book author Beatrix Potter.

Glasgow’s piece of the patron saint of love.

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

A local tree surgeon has created a whimsical walk full of carved tree stumps near Scotland's Loch Lomond.

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

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

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

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

This Berlin island is home to a flock of free-roaming peacocks, as well as a historic ivory folly.

A wunderkammer of mysterious objects and stories.

This medieval castle overlooking the Elzbach river looks just like it did hundreds of years ago.

The birthplace of an eccentric alchemist and possible inspiration for the fictional reanimator of monsters.

The fairy tale castle of the "fairy-tale king."

A cemetery in Barcelona's Poblenou district is home to this touching funerary statue, which depicts death in the form of a winged skeleton.