A shiny sculpture celebrating the mighty mollusk.

One of Edinburgh's most popular works of street art is located well off the beaten path.

This tiny island is home to the world's largest colony of Northern gannets.

Displaced highlanders would take shelter from the wet Scottish climate under the large walled bridge at Glasgow Central Station.

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

An artist's whimsical transformation of everyday objects.

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

Every birth, death, and marriage is recorded in these color-coded leather-bound books.

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

Largest lake in Great Britain measured by surface area.

A familiar otherworldly creature guards this 12th-century Scottish abbey.

This obscure walkway links Edinburgh’s Old Town with one of the city's prime vantage points.

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

The heads of two giant mythological water horses honor Scotland's horselord past.

A church that bred legends, and served as an inspiration for the Da Vinci Code.

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

A 18th century graveyard and its astonishing cortege of macabre iconography.

360° views of the city plus five floors of optical illusions and hands-on science.

This huge concrete map of Scotland was built as a thank you gift from a Polish soldier.

Τhis feline monument commemorates fallen soldiers on a field that saw many, many battles.

This graffitied 19th-century building was a prototype of European industrial architecture.

Every spring, locals see the shadowy figures of a ghost army of slain Greek soldiers descend upon this ruined fort.

This famous archeological mystery may be an ancient example of movable type.

Hideout of thieves, monks, and goat-footed gods.