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

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

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

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

A cross marks the spot in a small Scottish village that claims to be the exact center of the country.

The location of a citizen uprising that led to a gruesome act of mob justice.

A nuclear bunker built to shelter the politicians and important people of Scotland in case of nuclear attack.

These ruins witnessed the final gathering of the failed Jacobite Rebellion.

Possibly the oldest living thing in Europe, more likely a pagan survivor.

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

Several bricks indicate the various flood levels this crossing has survived over the centuries.

Scotland's first free lending library, which protects literacy through inheritance.

A mysterious monument where a woman who records say never existed was burnt alive for being a witch.

These 20-foot jaw bones honor a time when the leviathan bones were a sign that whalers survived the hunt.

This tiny traditional smokehouse is the only one left in this historic fishing port.

The gloomy ruins that inspired Bram Stoker to bring Dracula to life.

This brilliant display of whirling fireballs celebrates Hogmanay.

The ruins of this gorgeous clifftop castle look like something from a fantasy novel.

A monument to the 70s rock icon stands on the road into this small Scottish town.

A re-purposed wooden sculpture, depicting one of Scotland's most beloved writer's amphibious creations.

A stone burial chamber that was also the site of religious rituals.

On a hill overlooking Loch Trool, a granite boulder marks the site where Robert the Bruce, King of Scotland, defeated an English army.

A square stone tomb marks the spot where six men were killed while holding a service in Caldoris Wood.

The United Kingdom's smallest working cathedral also serves as a quaint bed and breakfast.