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

This cannonball embedded in the side of an Edinburgh house once served a surprisingly pedestrian purpose.

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

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

This small museum in a 17th-century building honors three iconic Scottish writers.

Touching this 18th-century Scottish philosopher’s toe allegedly conjures good fortune.

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

The 20th-century chapel’s intricate woodwork includes amazing details, most notably angels playing bagpipes.

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.

Dedicated to the Father of the British Fire Service.

A bronze statue of a low three-legged seat commemorates a piece of furniture that started a riot.

The Scottish Reformation leader's grave was paved over and is now a parking lot.

Edinburgh's oldest statue hides within a parking lot behind the city's iconic cathedral.

This prison-turned-museum is a remnant of the Old West's grizzly, violent past.

A local museum remembers one of the worst acts of anti-Chinese violence in American history.

This sandstone building is a relic of the Overland Trail.

Since 1939, this no-frills spot has been turning out perfectly seasoned renditions of a Delta staple.

A free museum that memorializes the deadliest river flood in American history, and the civil engineering efforts to tame the Mississippi River.

A museum in Mississippi celebrates the history of Coca-Cola and the man who brought it to the masses.

A grandiose octagonal home crowned by a large dome stands out among the antebellum mansions.

A 200-year-old bar is all that remains of one Mississippi River town's rough-and-tumble past.

The second-largest ceremonial mound in the United States is an artificial hill that is loosely shaped like a pentagon.