The medieval-looking hammer beam teak roof may be a Victorian vanity, but it's still absolutely magnificent.

The highest peak in the United Kingdom has a history of physics, specters, and a pilgrimage of strange objects.

Geodesic dome luxury retreat in the Scottish Highlands.

This 13th century castle is chock full of ghosts and impossibly rare cows.

One of the few surviving examples of Victorian-era public toilets now houses a small homestay.

Originally intended as a temporary installation, this sculpture is now a permanent part of a stunning Scottish beach.

The one-time stronghold of the noble Douglas family, now home to ghost sightings and nesting birds.

This eclectic sanctuary is a hodgepodge of various architectural styles, all crammed into one building.

The Guinness Record holder for largest hedge in the world is a verdant Scottish bulwark.

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

A book bound in the skin of an infamous criminal, along with countless other specimens.

Every birth, death, and marriage is recorded in these color-coded leather-bound books.

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

Come for the oysters, stay for the priceless art honoring inventors across history and Scotland's favorite outdoor sports.

The 16th-century church has the only stained glass windows that survived the Scottish Reformation intact.

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

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

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

The fountain marks the area where hundreds of accused witches were burned at the stake.

A church that bred legends, and served as an inspiration for the Da Vinci Code.

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

Long abandoned underground complex to keep royals safe from a nuclear war that never came.

This king penguin is a knighted brigadier of the Norwegian Army.

This observatory within Europe's first dark sky park offers stunning views of the night sky.