Edinburgh Castle, Scotland (© Raul Belinchon/Gallery Stock)

【December 11 2013】What began as a hilltop fort in the Iron Age is now one of Scotland's biggest tourist attractions. A base for the British military, Edinburgh Castle is open to the public most days for guided tours. The castle has been taken before by various armies, but when the Jacobites attacked in 1715, they were unable to scale the ramparts because the ladder they brought was too short.Explore breathtaking Gallery from the HuluTrip homepage over the past 5 years..