This site contains overlapping ancient graveyards that existed about 1,000 years apart.

This lovely Scottish nature walk leads to the source of a local legend.

A reminder of the gruesome punishments delivered to those who were found guilty during Scotland's witchcraft trials.

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

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

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

This otherwise ordinary close on the Royal Mile constituted the end of the world for Edinburgh’s poorest residents.

Sprawled across the Great Hall ceiling are various constellations and images relating to the zodiac.

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

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.

A 18th century graveyard and its astonishing cortege of macabre iconography.

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

One man's love of sea life and art has turned his home into a temple of outsider island art.

A steamer run aground near Bimini lives a second life as a playground for scuba divers.