The oldest house in Glasgow is now a museum dedicated to the city's medieval history.

A succession of eerily contemplative iron figures lead from a Scottish museum to the sea.

This grave marks one of few bodies retrieved from the disastrous Franklin Arctic expedition.

This tiny island is home to the world's largest colony of Northern gannets.

This giant steel bear is a tribute to naturalist John Muir.

Even though some of the buildings date back to the Victorian era, this research institute is still involved in cutting-edge astronomy research.

These sculptures of various animals adorn the building that houses one of the capital's least known museums.

This ordinary-looking mailbox has a rather explosive history.

An ancient relic in Edinburgh that is around 4,000 years old.

This tiny weathered plot is one of the oldest Jewish cemeteries in Scotland.

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

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

These tiny effigies are believed to represent victims of Edinburgh’s notorious Anatomy Murders.

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

Remnants of the 16th-century defensive wall still stand unassumingly within Edinburgh.

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

An ornate "graveyard" for some of the country's forlorn building relics.

A labyrinthine network of chambers with a storied past hides below Edinburgh's South Bridge.

This metallic cross was most likely the last thing a condemned person would see while on the gallows.

This 15th-century structure had a long, tortuous journey to its current location.

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

A church that bred legends, and served as an inspiration for the Da Vinci Code.

A homage to an elusive character resides in this public park.

The heads of two giant mythological water horses honor Scotland's horselord past.