This cramped crevasse saw the entire population of its island suffocated inside its depths.

A remarkably well preserved tower dating all the way back to the Iron Age.

This picturesque archeological site looks like it was pulled straight from a fantasy novel.

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

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.

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

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

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

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

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

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

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