A historic fortification critical to Anglo-Scottish conflicts now serves as a bed and breakfast.

This brilliant display of whirling fireballs celebrates Hogmanay.

A shiny sculpture celebrating the mighty mollusk.

The rusting remnants of a flying boat lie scattered near the site of its fatal crash.

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

A whale's jawbone and a malfunctioning harpoon welcome you to the village of Bragar and its lore.

This Scottish manor house is a lush relic from the life of a literary great.

Old-fashioned knowledge and modern engineering create the world's only rotating boatlift.

A familiar otherworldly creature guards this 12th-century Scottish abbey.

At high tide this strange footbridge appears to have no purpose whatsoever.

This volcanic plug boasts the longest recorded history of any Scottish stronghold.

This abandoned mausoleum from 1815 sits deep within the forest surrounding Callendar House.

A historic shipbuilding town is home to a sail-through fish-and-chips shop.

Inside this art museum resides one of Glasgow's most famous musical instruments.

These sculptures of various animals adorn the building that houses one of the capital's least known museums.

This once-majestic, now-abandoned Victorian castle has seen better days.

The most northern place on the mainland of Great Britain.

This short white tower is all that's left of Scotland's first permanently manned lighthouse.

A former telephone box found new life as a photo booth and charity fundraiser.

Once designed as a natural history museum, this building is now home to a massive art gallery.

The sign announces the Scottish village's cosmic connections, as it's twinned with Glenelg, Mars.

Another entry into the world of Edinburgh's pop-up artworks.

In 1396, two Scottish clans that had been violently feuding for centuries finally faced off in a bloody battle in this park.

This was once a hall in which a 16th-century royal banquet was hosted by King James VI of Scotland.