A poetic monument to the Scottish Parliament.

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

A stone monument acknowledging Scotland's right to have a separate Parliament from the one in Westminster.

A never-finished memorial to the heroes of the Napoleonic War has become "Scotland's Folly."

Visit the remains of a notorious Victorian-era correctional facility.

These characters from a Robert Louis Stevenson novel stand in an unlikely place.

This severely painted building has a twisted connection to the witch hunts of the 1640s.

A remnant of the Roman army's presence on the coast of Scotland.

The man who helped establish the first rules of golf.

This tablet indicates where the tragic monarch returned to begin her tumultuous downfall.

A multi-storied painting that depicts the area's rich and diverse maritime history.

A museum dedicated to firefighting in a city that was crucial to the modern history of the profession.

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.

Inside this home, the Icelandic national anthem was born.

The remnants of a facade from a 19th-century market stall emporium.

Small museum dedicated to the founder of electromagnetic theory.

Twenty carved heads in Glasgow take a comical, modern twist to the medieval apotropaic, avenger of evil.

The 18th-century inspiration behind Harry Potter's Sorting Hat.

These ruins have been linked to a sherbet factory that exploded, but the story may be entirely fictional.

The elaborate clockwork contraptions in this Scottish gallery create small worlds of whimsy and horror.

The world's oldest surviving music hall was also once a freakshow.

This neon sign is an homage to an Alfred Hitchcock film.

An angelic, yet demonic-looking figurine presides over one of Glasgow's most ancient streets.

This hidden gem reveals the history of Britain's first police force.