The ornate structure is part of a building boasting more marble than the Vatican.

A verdant 17th-century-style garden hidden along Edinburgh’s Royal Mile.

Early Medieval stones sit on display at the beautiful Govan Old Church in Glasgow.

This stately monument has been wearing a traffic cone hat for decades much to the delight of the locals.

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

Glasgow’s piece of the patron saint of love.

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

The world's oldest surviving music hall was also once a freakshow.

The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?

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

This Scottish museum is the only one in the world to focus not on one religion but all of them.

Climb this overlooked gem's spiral staircase and you'll be rewarded with spectacular views of Glasgow.

Overlooked by many, the two famous Scottish warriors guard the main gate of Edinburgh Castle.

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

A sweet symbol marks the place where torturous executions were once carried out.

Hidden in a Scotland museum is a copse of extinct tree stumps.

The taxidermy remains of the first mammal ever cloned from an adult cell are on display in Edinburgh.

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

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

Largest lake in Great Britain measured by surface area.

A local tree surgeon has created a whimsical walk full of carved tree stumps near Scotland's Loch Lomond.

This stately estate house features a tower covered in a bright, modern mural.

There are plenty of wonderful panoramic vistas in Edinburgh, but not many are hidden smack in the middle of the Old Town.

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