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

Old-fashioned knowledge and modern engineering create the world's only rotating boatlift.

Largest lake in Great Britain measured by surface area.

Britain's only herd of free-ranging reindeer.

A scattered trail of street art adds a pop of color to the city's stark structures.

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

The heads of two giant mythological water horses honor Scotland's horselord past.

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

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

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

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

"Respectful to the dead, safe and sanitary to the living, dedicated to the Genius of Memory..."

A strange rock with a sinister reputation lurks within the crimson waters of this Scottish glen.

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

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

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

Near the former site of numerous witch burnings, this lavish Edinburgh mainstay pays homage to Scotland's brutal history.

This tidal island, a sacred site in early English Christianity, was the target of a notable Viking invasion.

This magnificently macabre shield shows the power of chivalrous love in medieval times.

This intriguing Bronze Age artifact spent centuries hidden within a Welsh faerie hill.

A gruesome and mysterious ancient sculpture of a pagan deity from the Roman occupation of Celtic Britain.

A mysterious shape catches the eye in this 16th-century painting.

These mysterious Viking chess pieces spent centuries hidden on a remote Scottish island.

This pump on the bad side of Victorian London betrayed a horrifying revelation about the water supply.