These 17th-century mummies are no longer naturally preserved, but remain on display today.

The location of this historic castle was inspired by a donkey.

The 5,000-year-old megalith is believed to be Scotland's tallest standing stone.

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

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

The world’s first museum dedicated to the history of childhood opened in Edinburgh in 1955.

“It has nae lugs!”

"May prick nor purse ne'er fail you."

An Anglo-Saxon cross inscribed with possibly the oldest written work of English literature.

This tin chapel was built by POW's during World War II and is painted to look like something much more grand.

This beach runway is off limits during high tide.

These ruins witnessed the final gathering of the failed Jacobite Rebellion.

The mysterious megaliths have enchanted and intrigued visitors for thousands of years.

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

A nuclear bunker built to shelter the politicians and important people of Scotland in case of nuclear attack.

Scotland's only funicular railway is also the United Kingdom's highest.

This Shetland Islands bus shelter may be small, but it squeezes in a couch, a desk, some art, and even an old telly.

A six-ton wedding present for the King of the Scots.

The discovery of this Neolithic settlement, which contained a Stone Age "cathedral," threw archaeologists for a loop.

A whale's jawbone and a malfunctioning harpoon welcome you to the village of Bragar and its lore.

Remnants of the 16th-century defensive wall still stand unassumingly within Edinburgh.

Britain's only herd of free-ranging reindeer.

A magnificent, iconic stone tower in the Scottish Highlands.

Thanks to both terrific preservation and historic vandalism this ancient site is known as the "Heart of Neolithic Orkney."