This historic pub has maintained much of its 1906 decor, including a small sequestered room for women, where orders were slipped through a tiny window.

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

Possibly the world's smallest museum is home to one exhibit that sheds light on the capital city's dark criminal history.

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

This obscure walkway links Edinburgh’s Old Town with one of the city's prime vantage points.

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

A poetic monument to the Scottish Parliament.

The building where Mary, Queen of Scots was said to have bathed in white wine.

A series of three shiny letters mark the boundary of an old refuge for those being pursued by debt collectors.

This Scottish graveyard is the final resting place of the man who inspired the character Ebenezer Scrooge.

This unassuming shed was the stage for a monumental event in British history.

Ruined 11th century abbey built by King David I in Edinburgh, Scotland.

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

A verdant 17th-century-style garden hidden along Edinburgh’s Royal Mile.

An ornate "graveyard" for some of the country's forlorn building relics.

This 16th-century house tells the city's history through old artifacts and quirky tales.

This alley off Edinburgh's Royal Mile contains remnants of the city's seedier history.

Now home to a drinking establishment, this building has a macabre history.

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

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

Once designed as a natural history museum, this building is now home to a massive art gallery.

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

There are plenty of wonderful panoramic vistas in Edinburgh, but not many are hidden smack in the middle of the Old Town.

This Roman relic was discovered in Scotland by a mudlarking ferryman.