Every birth, death, and marriage is recorded in these color-coded leather-bound books.

This stately monument has been wearing a traffic cone hat for decades much to the delight of the locals.

A 200-year-old collection of oddities and medical paraphernalia.

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

A succession of eerily contemplative iron figures lead from a Scottish museum to the sea.

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

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

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

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

A beautiful Greco-Roman structure houses a well once believed to have healing powers.

A labyrinthine network of chambers with a storied past hides below Edinburgh's South Bridge.

Macbeth's infamous "Great Birnam Wood."

The 16th-century church has the only stained glass windows that survived the Scottish Reformation intact.

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

Overlooked by many, the two famous Scottish warriors guard the main gate of Edinburgh Castle.

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

This allegedly haunted 16th-century tower house-turned-museum exhibits thousands of spectacular objects.

A giant pineapple, a symbol of hospitality, and an amazing vacation rental option.

Possibly the oldest living thing in Europe, more likely a pagan survivor.

A sweet symbol marks the place where torturous executions were once carried out.

A statue in the heart of Edinburgh honors a bear that served in the Polish military during World War II.

Britain's only herd of free-ranging reindeer.

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

Largest lake in Great Britain measured by surface area.