The dance of this huge clock is a magnificent and eerie commentary on good and evil in the history of humankind.

The 20th-century chapel’s intricate woodwork includes amazing details, most notably angels playing bagpipes.

This mundane post marks the old location of the city's main postal hub.

The colorful stairs are made with marble from the world's major quarries.

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

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

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

A pagan tradition of draping trees with rags eerily lives on.

An icon of the Battle of Britain is frozen in flight in a grand Victorian museum.

Hidden on a cobblestone street in Glasgow, a Czech Cajovna-inspired teahouse serves as a hangout for Bohemians.

A scattered trail of street art adds a pop of color to the city's stark structures.

17th century streets hidden under Edinburgh were once a breeding ground for the black death.

This bronze statue was erected to honor a small Scottish town's beloved stray cat.

A trio of giant megalithic stones in the middle of a golf course.

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

This charming old building's loose connection with the Scottish Reformer is what saved it from demolition after it split apart.

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

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

A secret garden in a picturesque Edinburgh village has inspired artists for centuries.

Once home to a Scottish baronet, this 18th-century historic house doubles as a legendary art space.

Created hundreds of years ago, the magical follies and landscapes at this park were almost lost to time before being restored.

Prehistoric sandstone menhir with Early Bronze Age cup and ring markings, also known as Robin Hood's Stone.

Final resting place of John Middleton "The Childe of Hale."

A thousand year old oak tree survives in Liverpool.