A six-ton wedding present for the King of the Scots.

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

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

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

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

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

The world’s first museum dedicated to the history of childhood opened in Edinburgh in 1955.

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

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

This small museum in a 17th-century building honors three iconic Scottish writers.

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.

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

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

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

A 18th century graveyard and its astonishing cortege of macabre iconography.

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

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

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

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.

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

A phantasmagoric tomb honors a Belgian artist-scientist's contributions to the world of spooky entertainment.

Fully loaded, Tunisian-style sandwiches are on the menu at this unassuming hole-in-the-wall.