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Nestled among the living residents is the final resting place of an apothecary plague victim.

This Scottish graveyard is the final resting place of the man who inspired the character Ebenezer Scrooge.

The building where Mary, Queen of Scots was said to have bathed in white wine.

This extraordinary Viking artifact has traveled throughout the city.

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

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

The 16th-century church has the only stained glass windows that survived the Scottish Reformation intact.

The final resting place of soldiers' loyal canine companions.

Now home to a drinking establishment, this building has a macabre history.

A sweet symbol marks the place where torturous executions were once carried out.

A statue in the heart of Edinburgh honors a bear that served in the Polish military during World War II.

Large-scale contemporary artworks tower over fields and lurk in forests around a Jacobean manor house.

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.

The most iconic structure in Scotland has been home to bishops, colonels, and Sean Connery characters.

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

This 17th-century street hidden beneath Edinburgh was once a breeding ground for the black death.

With nickel-steel armor and three-inch thick bullet resistant windows, FDR's train was a rolling fortress.

A mysterious castle built as a monument to lost love.

This Miami cemetery holds the remains of two Cuban presidents, a Nicaraguan president, and the senior Desi Arnaz. And it was once the resting place of the crown prince of Spain.

St Bernard de Clairvaux Episcopal Church, better known as one of the oldest European buildings in the Western Hemisphere.

Former villa and estate of James Deering developed to preserve native tropical forests.

This hollow steel globe is the second-largest in the world.

On Hilton Head Island this bronze King of the Sea rules all things briny—and lets you know if you’re late for lunch.