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

One of Edinburgh's oldest pubs hides a 19th-century skittles alley in the back.

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

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

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

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

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

A statue in the heart of Edinburgh honors a bear that served in the Polish military during World War II.

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

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

The fountain marks the area where hundreds of accused witches were burned at the stake.

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

Old-fashioned knowledge and modern engineering create the world's only rotating boatlift.

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

The largest terracotta fountain in the world, built to commemorate Britain’s Victorian achievements.

This ancient holy well is older than much of the city that surrounds it.

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

One of the first monuments dedicated to the accomplishments of the great Vice Admiral, Horatio Nelson.

This stately monument has been wearing a traffic cone hat for decades much to the delight of the locals.

A serene public space nestled within the remains of Glasgow’s Victorian maternity hospital

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

This Scottish museum is the only one in the world to focus not on one religion but all of them.

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

Created as a "model concentration camp" to hide Nazi atrocities from the international community, this former camp-ghetto now holds a museum and memorial honoring the lives lost within.