This impressive Gothic church dates back to 1244 and stands on the site of one of the first churches in Scotland.

Long abandoned underground complex to keep royals safe from a nuclear war that never came.

A labyrinthine network of chambers with a storied past hides below Edinburgh's South Bridge.

The initials "GW" mark where one of Scotland's most important Protestant martyrs was burned at the stake.

A memorial dedicated to a tragic World War II aviation accident.

This Georgian mansion blends historical significance with an impressive art collection within picturesque surroundings.

An ingenious way to immortalize the inventor of universal time.

A well-traveled statuette of a much-beloved village icon.

A stone memorial marking the location where Scotland's first aeronautical flight landed.

The burial site of a murdered bishop and his alleged killers.

Beneath this headstone lie the severed body parts of three individuals who were caught up in a bloody period of Scottish history.

A former drinking water storage reservoir transformed into a sunken garden.

Twenty carved heads in Glasgow take a comical, modern twist to the medieval apotropaic, avenger of evil.

These public toilets are a work of art.

The first Chinese student to graduate from a European university.

In memory of the assassinated, now-canonized Salvadoran archbishop who is the namesake of nearby Romero Place.

This unusual 15th-century house of worship once catered to those who sought its healing properties.

A spring purported to have healing properties lies just outside Scotland's capital.

A remnant of the Roman army's presence on the coast of Scotland.

This severely painted building has a twisted connection to the witch hunts of the 1640s.

Wander around the extensive remains of this 12th-century medieval church.

The half-finished remains of what would have been Scotland’s biggest piece of landscape art.

The remains of "the Pearl of Scotland" can be found inside this church.

Did the legendary Scottish knight William Wallace actually take refuge here after a major battle?