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

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

This obscure walkway links Edinburgh’s Old Town with one of the city's prime vantage points.

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

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

Ruined 11th century abbey built by King David I in Edinburgh, Scotland.

A poetic monument to the Scottish Parliament.

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

A series of three shiny letters mark the boundary of an old refuge for those being pursued by debt collectors.

A British plaque explains that a house was built using the spoils of the first international golf bet.

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

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

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

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

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

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

This 16th-century close preserves an unusual piece of Edinburgh's transportation history.

This charming old building's loose connection with the Scottish Reformer is what saved it from demolition after it split apart.

Brass bricks outline the locations of Edinburgh's lost, lively market stalls.

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

The colorful stairs are made with marble from the world's major quarries.

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

An underground venue, buried for 200 years, now open as a unique whisky tasting venue.

Dedicated to the Father of the British Fire Service.