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A book bound in the skin of an infamous criminal, along with countless other specimens.

The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?

The location of a citizen uprising that led to a gruesome act of mob justice.

Edinburgh’s version of the Sistine Chapel is this former church, with an interior covered in paintings done by one woman over the course of nearly a decade.

This unassuming shed was the stage for a monumental event in British history.

A stone-filled garden in the heart of Edinburgh commemorates the father of modern geology.

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

This cannonball embedded in the side of an Edinburgh house once served a surprisingly pedestrian purpose.

A British plaque explains that a house was built using the spoils of the first international golf bet.

The fountain marks the area where hundreds of accused witches were burned at the stake.

The dance of this huge clock is a magnificent and eerie commentary on good and evil in the history of humankind.

This Roman relic was discovered in Scotland by a mudlarking ferryman.

Another entry into the world of Edinburgh's pop-up artworks.

Inside this home, the Icelandic national anthem was born.

A rare and unique example of an 18th-century door latch calls this restaurant home.

There are plenty of wonderful panoramic vistas in Edinburgh, but not many are hidden smack in the middle of the Old Town.

Near the former site of numerous witch burnings, this lavish Edinburgh mainstay pays homage to Scotland's brutal history.

Once designed as a natural history museum, this building is now home to a massive art gallery.

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

360° views of the city plus five floors of optical illusions and hands-on science.

Possibly the world's smallest museum is home to one exhibit that sheds light on the capital city's dark criminal history.

This alley off Edinburgh's Royal Mile contains remnants of the city's seedier history.

The taxidermy remains of the first mammal ever cloned from an adult cell are on display in Edinburgh.

This early version of the guillotine was used to execute the man responsible for its construction.