Overlooking the burial ground is a tower designed to prevent thieves from snatching the recently deceased.

This tin chapel was built by POW's during World War II and is painted to look like something much more grand.

Scotland still bears an enormous scar of its Roman past.

This Scottish castle has witnessed clan rivalries, Jacobite uprisings, whisky smuggling, and more.

This alley off Edinburgh's Royal Mile contains remnants of the city's seedier history.

The colorful stairs are made with marble from the world's major quarries.

Sprawled across the Great Hall ceiling are various constellations and images relating to the zodiac.

The U.K.'s first underground railway line is now a lively thoroughfare for runners and cyclists.

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

Come for the oysters, stay for the priceless art honoring inventors across history and Scotland's favorite outdoor sports.

A six-ton wedding present for the King of the Scots.

An optical Illusion once believed to be an electrical phenomenon.

This obscure walkway links Edinburgh’s Old Town with one of the city's prime vantage points.

Thanks to both terrific preservation and historic vandalism this ancient site is known as the "Heart of Neolithic Orkney."

This king penguin is a knighted brigadier of the Norwegian Army.

A beautiful Greco-Roman structure houses a well once believed to have healing powers.

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

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

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

Built to hold the worst of the worst of the Nazi war prisoners.

This stately monument has been wearing a traffic cone hat for decades much to the delight of the locals.

The tomb of one of Scotland's bloody historic villains is a magnet for bumbling desecrators.

These ruins witnessed the final gathering of the failed Jacobite Rebellion.

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