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

Neon artworks light up this dark Edinburgh tunnel.

Visit the remains of a notorious Victorian-era correctional facility.

An artist's whimsical transformation of everyday objects.

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

Possibly the world's smallest museum is home to one exhibit that sheds light on the capital city's dark criminal history.

Many of Edinburgh's more unsavory characters spent their final days behind this door while awaiting their executions.

A British plaque explains that a house was built using the spoils of the first international golf bet.

A series of three shiny letters mark the boundary of an old refuge for those being pursued by debt collectors.

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

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

Now home to a drinking establishment, this building has a macabre history.

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

The world’s first museum dedicated to the history of childhood opened in Edinburgh in 1955.

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

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

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

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

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

An underground venue, buried for 200 years, now open as a unique whisky tasting venue.

Dedicated to the Father of the British Fire Service.

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

A quartet of brightly colored mythical beasts stand sentry at this gateway.

This was once a hall in which a 16th-century royal banquet was hosted by King James VI of Scotland.