This museum offers a glimpse into early 20th-century Glasgow life.

Inside this art museum resides one of Glasgow's most famous musical instruments.

A scattered trail of street art adds a pop of color to the city's stark structures.

"Respectful to the dead, safe and sanitary to the living, dedicated to the Genius of Memory..."

This city square dates back to the Scottish Enlightenment and was home to some of Scotland's brightest minds.

This historic timepiece was a popular meeting place for romantic rendezvous in the 1960s.

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

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

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

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

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

The tomb of one of Scotland's bloody historic villains is a magnet for bumbling desecrators.

Every birth, death, and marriage is recorded in these color-coded leather-bound books.

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

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

The final resting place of soldiers' loyal canine companions.

Overlooked by many, the two famous Scottish warriors guard the main gate of Edinburgh Castle.

This otherwise ordinary close on the Royal Mile constituted the end of the world for Edinburgh’s poorest residents.

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

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

This 16th-century house tells the city's history through old artifacts and quirky tales.

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

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

A beautiful Greco-Roman structure houses a well once believed to have healing powers.