At high tide this strange footbridge appears to have no purpose whatsoever.

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

This Scottish manor house is a lush relic from the life of a literary great.

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

Enter the world under the hill at this ancient UK burial chamber.

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

This Scottish burial tomb once held hundreds of ancient eagle bones.

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

This tiny island featuring 9th-century Viking ruins is only accessible at low tide.

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

A red sandstone freestanding monolith rises out of the sea in northern Scotland.

During this Shetland Islands celebration, hundreds of torch-carrying "guizers" lead a procession to burn a viking longboat.

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

This tiny little cave was said to have been a refuge for a saint with a glowing arm.

Geodesic dome luxury retreat in the Scottish Highlands.

Macbeth's infamous "Great Birnam Wood."

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

Legend says this cave housed a 16th-century cannibal and his family of 48.

The remains of a grand castle that may have inspired Bram Stoker's Dracula.

Accessible only at low tide, the deserted island is dotted with World War II ruins.

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

A glacial pothole was once a hideout for a notorious Scottish outlaw.

A fernery hidden by neglect is uncovered, and an ancient specimen along with it.

A remarkably well preserved tower dating all the way back to the Iron Age.