These rusting, skeletal structures are monolithic monuments to Glasgow's industrial past

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

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

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

The Scottish Reformation leader's grave was paved over and is now a parking lot.

A weird and wonderful collection of items that pique curiosity and haunt nightmares.

The main residence of the Erskine family and the hereditary keeper of the nearby royal Stirling Castle.

Hidden in this modern shopping center is a relic of 16th-century capital punishment.

This pyramid is dedicated to all those who suffered martyrdom for civil and religious liberty in Scotland.

These formal gardens were designed to be admired from the vantage point of the castle.

A grave marker depicting a body snatching tableau on a 19th-century tombstone.

A striking glass tribute to two sisters who suffered during Scotland's "Killing Time."

It's said this was once the home of King James V's pet lion.

The world's oldest surviving music hall was also once a freakshow.

Huge winged monument in the United Kingdom.

Twenty carved heads in Glasgow take a comical, modern twist to the medieval apotropaic, avenger of evil.

These ruins have been linked to a sherbet factory that exploded, but the story may be entirely fictional.

A ceramic postbox where visitors can post original poems and creative messages.

In the depths of Glasgow Cathedral's crypt, one pillar stands out from all others.

The 18th-century inspiration behind Harry Potter's Sorting Hat.

One of the city's oldest pubs displays a skull said to belong to the country's last witch burned at the stake.

The elaborate clockwork contraptions in this Scottish gallery create small worlds of whimsy and horror.

This neon sign is an homage to an Alfred Hitchcock film.

Displaced highlanders would take shelter from the wet Scottish climate under the large walled bridge at Glasgow Central Station.