The dance of this huge clock is a magnificent and eerie commentary on good and evil in the history of humankind.

The Scottish Reformation leader's grave was paved over and is now a parking lot.

A labyrinthine network of chambers with a storied past hides below Edinburgh's South Bridge.

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

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

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

This vintage gem is one of the oldest surviving purpose-built movie palaces in Scotland.

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

A poignant memorial shows the widows and children left heartbroken by the worst fishing disaster in Scottish history.

Some cheeky plantings brighten an old slipway on Scotland's Firth of Forth.

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

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

A community's effort restores the historical Maryhill Burgh Hall.

This stack of stones honors a murdered 18th-century woman.

Overlooking the burial ground is a tower designed to prevent thieves from snatching the recently deceased.

A grave marker depicting a body snatching tableau on a 19th-century tombstone.

The world's first experimental nutritionist is memorialized as the "Hippocrates of naval medicine."

A bizarre stone beast lurks on the beach of a popular tourist island.

A leafy, peaceful oasis nestled in the heart of Glasgow's busy south side.

This charming old building's loose connection with the Scottish Reformer is what saved it from demolition after it split apart.

This seaside Scottish holiday rental lets you live out your bookselling dreams.

A remote island holds what claims to be Scotland's smallest cinema.

The old tradition of drying laundry on poles in the public green is still guaranteed by Glasgow city law.

A bay of elaborate, historic toilets are held in high esteem at this Scottish dock.