The world's oldest operational public pier railway has shuttled seagoing commuters from ship to shore since 1909.

A giant sculpture of the legendary "Salmon of Knowledge" celebrates the return of fish to Belfast's River Lagan.

The ship built to ferry passengers and goods to the doomed Titanic is now the last remaining White Star Line vessel.

These barriers stand as stark reminders of Northern Ireland's troubled past.

A museum marks and documents the site of the Titanic's launch.

This short bridge is the only thing connecting a tiny Irish island to the mainland.

Northern Ireland's Brobdingnagian stepping stones.

A remarkable feat of Victorian engineering across the Firth of Forth.

Home to one of the most popular teams in Scottish football history.

This townhouse was once the original home of the Scottish Football Association.

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

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

A scattered trail of street art adds a pop of color to the city's stark structures.

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

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

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

A miniature of a lighthouse acts as a beacon for what transpires inside this location.

This city square dates back to the Scottish Enlightenment and was home to some of Scotland's brightest minds.

Poetic, metallic giraffes adorn a square off an Edinburgh thoroughfare.

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

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

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

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

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