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

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

A community's effort restores the historical Maryhill Burgh Hall.

Largest lake in Great Britain measured by surface area.

The one-time stronghold of the noble Douglas family, now home to ghost sightings and nesting birds.

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

The final resting place of soldiers' loyal canine companions.

A six-ton wedding present for the King of the Scots.

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

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

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

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

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

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

Ruined 11th century abbey built by King David I in Edinburgh, Scotland.

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

A church that bred legends, and served as an inspiration for the Da Vinci Code.

Milan's duomo is covered in beautiful carving including a curious "dinosaur-like" beast.

The bomb-ravaged remains of of a colossal Neptune.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

Synagogue built from the stones of Solomon's temple contains the golem of Prague.

Around 100,000 bodies are buried below the medieval headstones, many of which mark graves with multiple bodies stacked up to 12 deep.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

Southern Italy's spinning top village.