Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

A giant pineapple, a symbol of hospitality, and an amazing vacation rental option.

This single-track road rewards brave drivers with stunning Scottish scenery.

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

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

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

A castle in the Scottish Highlands has been continuously inhabited since the 1300s.

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

This enchanting hill is home to fairy lore and a sinister local mystery.

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

This 16th-century house tells the city's history through old artifacts and quirky tales.

More stones than Stonehenge, all scattered within a windswept landscape sure to enchant 'Outlander' fans.

A library where thousands of books explain how to avoid another Great Recession.

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

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

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

Nestled amid the peaks and lochs of the Scottish Highlands, this inn and pub has played host to outlaws and ghosts.

Ruined castle with subterranean vaulted Goblin Ha' or "Goblin Hall."

This picturesque view of the Scottish Borders was beloved by Sir Walter Scott.

One of Scotland's most important modern structures, it just made the '100 Most Endangered Sites' list.

Hidden on a cobblestone street in Glasgow, a Czech Cajovna-inspired teahouse serves as a hangout for Bohemians.

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

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.