In every country there are very unique places that are off the beaten trail. Wilkieston, Scotland is one of those places. One of the places it’s most famous for is a place called Jupiter Artland. I imagine it was started by an enterprising Scotsman who wanted to turn farmland into something even more beautiful by combining farm land with art projects and out of this world landscaping.

*Keito, Julia and Sabina on top of Jupiter Artland’s sweeping landscape hills.*

Take a look at the landscape in the background. The hills are cut intentionally to wind up so that tourists can easily walking around them and up them while also giving a sharp designer edge quality to them. They also contrast nicely with the ponds reflecting their beauty in between them. Nothing is left to chance. Everything is intentionally designed and pulled together expertly.

*Art is strategically placed throughout the wooded areas to explore and find*

As you walk around the woods, you come across large art projects. Some to look at and some to climb on. Some to interact with and some to admire. This whole place is an immersive experience from beginning to end.

*Why have a rose garden when you can have a rose tunnel walk-through?*

Everywhere you turn, thought has been put into answering the question, “What should live right here for all to enjoy?” That might sound easy when you’re working with one acre of land, but how about 100 acres? That’s how big this place is — no exaggeration (you can fact check me).

*Largest art installation of Amethyst I’ve ever seen. This is one of 4 walls.*

There are no active mines as part of this 100 acres, but we came across this Amethyst Cave art installation and it felt so luxurious. I’ve never seen so much amethyst in real life. Sure, I’ve seen really big amethyst cut rocks — especially in crystal stores (usually in Northern California where I grew up), but nothing like this. I was standing on this side of the exhibit and then, without moving took this picture on the complete other side of the exhibit.

*Yes, Keito was done and not nearly as impressed as I was being in this cave*

This place just goes and goes and goes and goes. I’ll share a bit more, but know that I’m not even beginning to scratch the surface on the comprehensive nature of this location.

*One side has a massive field where sheep graze and dot the landscape*

*Then you have your goats and penned in animals who enjoy being fed by kids*

*Forest trails lead you to massive art exhibits …*

Like weeping girls that are just there propped up on a tree for you to find.

And then another tree not too far from the previous one …

And by the third weeping girl, it’s starting to feel a little “Blair Witch” and I’m ready to leave this part of the forest (if you know what I mean)

BOO! (You did that on purpose!!! Who’s hiding and laughing at me? Seriously!)

Okay, I’m done with the Blair Witch experiment. Keito opted out of that part of the journey and I’m starting to wish I joined her. These statues are spooky. I could only imagine coming at dusk without a flashlight and coming across these exhibits … maybe at Halloween. Or perhaps as part of a late-night dare. But I digress.

Beautiful … peahen? No giant tail feathers so I’m assuming not a peacock, but I could be totally wrong about that.

I’ll wrap it up here with just a few more pictures in an attempt to capture the beauty of the uncapturable. I tired a Pano shot that almost never works out, but you can get the gist of what I was going for.

Wilkieston, Scotland (July 9, 2025)

Aberdour, Scotland (July 10, 2025)

Kinghorn, Scotland (July 8, 2025)