Edinburgh Airport 33 min
The Kelpies (13 min)
30-m.-high steel sculptures of horse heads in a modern park with water features & grassy expanses. Holy Rude (28 min)
Parish church dating from 15th century, still active today, where infant King James VI was crowned. Callendar House (9 min)
19th-century chateau and medieval tower, with staff in Georgian costume, set in landscaped parkland. The Pineapple (23 min)
The Earl of Dunmore's 18th-century summer home, known for its bizarre, pineapple-shaped tower. Argyll's Lodging (28 min)
17th-century nobleman's home at Stirling Castle featuring trompe l'oeil walls & antique furniture. The National Wallace Monument (27 min)
Elaborate Victorian stone tower commemorating William Wallace, displaying his 2-handed sword. Blackness Castle (28 min)
15th-century fortress noted for its shiplike form & rampart views over the Firth of Forth. The Helix: Home of The Kelpies (9 min)
Pet-friendly green space with walking paths, cycleways, watersports and huge horse head sculptures. Stirling Castle (29 min)
12th-century castle and former Renaissance royals palace, with great hall and regimental museum. Summerlee Museum of Scottish Industrial Life (31 min)
Large museum with working trams and mining machinery and reconstructed mine and miners' cottages. Culross Palace - The National Trust for Scotland (26 min)
Merchant's residence from the early 17th century, with a garden modeled on the style of the period. Antonine Wall (25 min)
Remote site with the ruins of an ancient Roman fortification with ditches, ramparts & bathhouses. Linlithgow Palace (22 min)
The ruins of the elegant medieval birthplace of Mary Queen of Scots, set within parkland by a loch. Beecraigs Country Park (26 min)
Vast area of parkland with herds of red deer and highland cattle, a fishing loch and visitor centre. The Falkirk Wheel (6 min)
Innovative and unique rotating boat lift connecting the Forth and Clyde Canal with the Union Canal. | 
