The beloved war-time celebrity spent time in the area before retiring to the Edinburgh Zoo.

This short white tower is all that's left of Scotland's first permanently manned lighthouse.

A carved bench marks the Scottish cave that inspired the classic adventure novel "Treasure Island."

A plaque installed underwater marks the fall of a royal family from an imagined parallel universe—part of a globe-spanning art project.

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

This stack of stones honors a murdered 18th-century woman.

This was once a hall in which a 16th-century royal banquet was hosted by King James VI of Scotland.

The world's first experimental nutritionist is memorialized as the "Hippocrates of naval medicine."

A grave marker depicting a body snatching tableau on a 19th-century tombstone.

A poignant memorial shows the widows and children left heartbroken by the worst fishing disaster in Scottish history.

Soviet intelligence had a keen interest in the Cold War linguistic school at this old Scottish airfield.

The United Kingdom's smallest working cathedral also serves as a quaint bed and breakfast.

The beloved bard's garb is proudly displayed within a Freemason's hall.

These ruins are a hidden gem, complete with fantastic views over the cliff edge.

On a remote island, legend has it that a fiddler and his wife were turned to stone.

The sign announces the Scottish village's cosmic connections, as it's twinned with Glenelg, Mars.

The ruins of Scottish sea salt production.

A community's effort restores the historical Maryhill Burgh Hall.

A bizarre stone beast lurks on the beach of a popular tourist island.

These semi-natural waterfalls hint at the park's Victorian-era industrial past.

Anonymously sculpted and donated, these sculptures made from poetry books and pages are sprinkled around the city.

FIFA deemed this isolated field one of the most remarkable places to play the sport.

A leafy, peaceful oasis nestled in the heart of Glasgow's busy south side.

Once home to a Scottish baronet, this 18th-century historic house doubles as a legendary art space.