A pair of stones embedded in an Edinburgh street memorialize one of the city's last public hangings.

Many of Edinburgh's more unsavory characters spent their final days behind this door while awaiting their executions.

This unusual statue overlooking the Royal Mile has an interesting backstory.

A medieval device used to punish and shame wrongdoers still hangs outside the village church.

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

Hundreds of 19th-century characters descend upon an Ohio town every autumn.

Constructed in 1882, this jail once housed local inmates and the sheriff's family all under one roof.

The site of the worst mining disaster in Ohio's history.

The only remnant of a small mining town is an abandoned railroad tunnel that is steeped in ghostly lore.

The remains of a massive blast furnace in what was once one of the country's largest iron-producing regions.

The site of the one and only battle of Lord Dunmore's War.

A small storefront museum explores the history and myth of West Virginia's famous urban legend.

The failure of one component toppled this entire bridge during rush hour.

The farming museum contains an extensive taxidermy collection, including the world's largest stuffed horse.

These rows of World War II-era bunkers were the scene of some of the infamous Mothman sightings.

The United States’s love for black gold began with the accidental discovery of oil in the Ohio countryside.

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.