This charming old building's loose connection with the Scottish Reformer is what saved it from demolition after it split apart.

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

The fake World Cup prize was secretly created after the first one was stolen in 1966.

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

This early version of the guillotine was used to execute the man responsible for its construction.

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

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

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

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

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

A collection of windows created by two of the foremost leaders in the British Arts and Crafts Movement.

The star-studded street honors the city's most notable Brummies.

This historic abandoned train station looks like a stop for ghost trains.

Be on the lookout for the symbolic insect all over the city.

A giant wooden soda bottle pays homage to a distinctly British drink on the very spot where it was invented.

19th century museum with an eclectic mix of curiosities, from Egyptian artifacts to items on archery history to the skull of the world's oldest horse.

This historic club for wayward boys has shaped some of the biggest names in music almost as much as they have shaped it.

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

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

Inscribed on the gate are the names of 29 figures from the University's first five centuries.

This museum offers a glimpse into early 20th-century Glasgow life.

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

These small sculptures pay homage to the lovable star of an iconic Argentine comic strip.

The final resting place of the liberator of Argentina is guarded around the clock by two soldiers.