This restored Portuguese cafe may well be the most beautiful place in the world to grab a Big Mac.

Elaborate tile work in this railway station tells the story of Portugal.

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

The bell that once tolled atop a lost Edinburgh gate now hangs for all to see.

This sculpture of disembodied body parts forms a poignant memory of the horrors of World War II.

Poetic, metallic giraffes adorn a square off an Edinburgh thoroughfare.

This charming old building's loose connection with the Scottish Reformer is what saved it from demolition after it split apart.

The dance of this huge clock is a magnificent and eerie commentary on good and evil in the history of humankind.

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

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

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

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

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

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

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

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

One of the oldest scientific gardens in Britain, containing more than 13,302 plant species in its core collection.

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

Six neolithic sandstone boulders remaining from a dolmen.

The red letters in the literary pavement leading to the library form a mysterious code.

A thousand year old oak tree survives in Liverpool.

360° views of the city plus five floors of optical illusions and hands-on science.

The castle still holds traces of the abandoned Roman fort it was built atop.

Recently restored menagerie of Victorian-era beasts.