The unexpected mascot of Shetland's capital.

Legend has it that a Dutch fisherman lost control of his Shetland pony and tumbled from this cliff.

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

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

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

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.

The taxidermy remains of the first mammal ever cloned from an adult cell are on display in Edinburgh.

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

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

This small memorial honors a ferocious feline and local hero.

Early Medieval stones sit on display at the beautiful Govan Old Church in Glasgow.

Hidden in a Scotland museum is a copse of extinct tree stumps.

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

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

This 15th-century structure had a long, tortuous journey to its current location.

A sculpture in a secluded garden honors one of Edinburgh's most innovative thinkers and city planners.

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

An ancient healing font dedicated to an 11th-century matriarch was moved to make way for progress.

A rare memorial paying homage to an altruistic woman from the 19th-century.

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

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

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