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.

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

Remnants of the 16th-century defensive wall still stand unassumingly within Edinburgh.

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

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

These steps offer a breathtaking view of one of Europe's most besieged fortresses.

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

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

Nestled among the living residents is the final resting place of an apothecary plague victim.

This tiny island featuring 9th-century Viking ruins is only accessible at low tide.

This picturesque archeological site looks like it was pulled straight from a fantasy novel.

This former chapel resides on an island connected to the mainland by one of Shetland's iconic beachy tombolos.

This memorial celebrates the legacy of the British-Norwegian resistance movement during World War II.

The main feature of these gardens is a rarity in the northernmost part of Scotland: trees.

Recreations of a Norse longhouse and boat on Shetland's northernmost inhabited island.

This Shetland Islands bus shelter may be small, but it squeezes in a couch, a desk, some art, and even an old telly.

Across the islands, baked goods, sauces, and much more are for sale 24/7.

A memorial to a 19th-century fishing disaster that had deep repercussions across Shetland.

On a remote island, legend has it that a fiddler and his wife were turned to stone.

The recurring nature of this geographic feature might make it unique in the world.

Amazing and mysterious Neolithic settlement on Scotland's Orkney Islands.

The true age of this ancient stone circle is unknown, but its stunning vista isn't in question.

The discovery of this Neolithic settlement, which contained a Stone Age "cathedral," threw archaeologists for a loop.