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

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

What was once England's second-richest abbey is now a haunting ruin.

Stonehenge has nothing on Castlerigg’s views.

The sculptural remains of the last home of a legendary Dada artist.

One of the highest Roman forts in Britain is set amid dramatic scenery on a notoriously difficult road.

WWII artifacts, including the building itself.

A group of glacial erratic boulders are improbably balanced on white limestone pedestals.

A labyrinthine network of chambers with a storied past hides below Edinburgh's South Bridge.

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.

An American ghost town hides along a side street in Scotland's capital.

Small museum dedicated to the founder of electromagnetic theory.

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

This allegedly haunted 16th-century tower house-turned-museum exhibits thousands of spectacular objects.

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

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

Remnants of the 16th-century defensive wall still stand unassumingly within Edinburgh.

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

The tomb of one of Scotland's bloody historic villains is a magnet for bumbling desecrators.

A library where thousands of books explain how to avoid another Great Recession.

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.