An extraordinary collection of scientific instruments - and Einstein's chalkboard - inside the world's oldest purpose built museum building.

A less famous, short-lived meeting spot of the Inklings.

Originally founded in 1654, this coffee house claims to be the oldest of its kind in Europe.

Oxford University's stateliest library seems designed to make students truly feel the weight of knowledge.

Ancient Egyptian wigs, South American feather headdresses, a bounty of anthropological artifacts in Oxford.

Home to the most complete dodo remains known - one head, and one foot.

One of Europe's oldest libraries.

One of only three examples of a stained glass window manufactured by the Tiffany Company in Scotland.

The ruins of a 12th-century seaside castle on the southwest coast of Scotland.

These characters from a Robert Louis Stevenson novel stand in an unlikely place.

The location of a citizen uprising that led to a gruesome act of mob justice.

Near this coastal cave stands a small memorial to the hermit who made it his home for three decades.

A rare and unique example of an 18th-century door latch calls this restaurant home.

In 1396, two Scottish clans that had been violently feuding for centuries finally faced off in a bloody battle in this park.

If you fly into Edinburgh Airport, it's possible to spot this prehistoric site without even getting off the plane.

Erected in memory of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who was born close to this spot, this statue commemorates the author and his famous detective.

A roadway designed for a visiting monarch.

The bell that once tolled atop a lost Edinburgh gate now hangs for all to see.

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

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

Now in ruins, this castle stood for centuries and saw a number of gruesome events.

This monument is dedicated to a young boy who survived a disaster that forced Edinburgh to reevaluate its building codes.

These wooden pipes were crucial to providing water to Medieval Edinburgh.

This hidden gem reveals the history of Britain's first police force.