Semaphore saints, a golden dragon's head, and a stone carved with religious warnings all call this cathedral home.

This memorial to World War II's fallen airmen shows us the movements of the stars that once guided them.

This tunnel was an amazing feat of engineering and an economic success, but the coal mine which it served closed after only 18 years of the tunnel's use, but in WW2 the tunnel was converted to an air raid shelter

Follow the original medieval paths that wind through this intriguing section of the city.

This temple was constructed entirely by Roman soldiers.

Also known as “Robin Hood’s tree,” it became a famed location along Hadrian's Wall before it was cut down.

In the middle of a barren moorland, the remnants of a lost British Space Age stand like a 20th-century Stonehenge.

The Devil’s Porridge tells the story of HM Factory Gretna and the munitions girls who mixed deadly chemicals.

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

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

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

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

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

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.

This cannonball embedded in the side of an Edinburgh house once served a surprisingly pedestrian purpose.

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

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

The oldest working camera obscura in the world sits on the top floor of an old windmill tower.

This former small-town cinema palace was built with the remains of a luxury liner.

A magnificent tomb that was the final resting place of the Dukes of Hamilton.

These crumbling ruins are all that's left of the ancestral home of Clan Crawford.

An amazing house in a park in the middle of Falkirk

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