Inside a Scottish castle hangs the tattered remains of a flag with murky origins and supposed magic powers.

The oldest church in Inverness witnessed the brutal executions of many Scottish soldiers.

The main residence of the Erskine family and the hereditary keeper of the nearby royal Stirling Castle.

A remarkable feat of Victorian engineering across the Firth of Forth.

This monument is dedicated to a young boy who survived a disaster that forced Edinburgh to reevaluate its building codes.

An 18th-century lighthouse built on a 16th-century castle is now a monument to the maritime beacons of Scotland.

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.

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

A scattered trail of street art adds a pop of color to the city's stark structures.

"Respectful to the dead, safe and sanitary to the living, dedicated to the Genius of Memory..."

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

This brilliant display of whirling fireballs celebrates Hogmanay.

Scotland's oldest medieval bridge is also among the last reminders of early medieval Aberdeen.

This effigy was crafted to annoy a neighbor after a civil dispute over a foul smell.

The enchanting archway is the only surviving portal into Dublin's lost medieval wall.

This is the largest cemetery in Ireland and the first cemetery museum in the world.

Dublin's most modern, visually spectacular bridge is modeled after Ireland's national emblem.

A statue in the center of Dublin dedicated to one of their favorite sons of rock & roll.

The somber sculptures commemorating Irish Famine on the river Liffey in Dublin.

Experience what life was like in Ireland during the Viking and medieval ages.

An 80-year-old plane tree is devouring an iron bench at Ireland's oldest law school.

The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.

This extinct volcano rises above Edinburgh and is special for its panoramic views over the city.