A 18th century graveyard and its astonishing cortege of macabre iconography.

Ruined 11th century abbey built by King David I in Edinburgh, Scotland.

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

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

The final resting place of soldiers' loyal canine companions.

A statue in the heart of Edinburgh honors a bear that served in the Polish military during World War II.

One of the oldest scientific gardens in Britain, containing more than 13,302 plant species in its core collection.

Old-fashioned knowledge and modern engineering create the world's only rotating boatlift.

"Respectful to the dead, safe and sanitary to the living, dedicated to the Genius of Memory..."

Scattered throughout London are ancient remnants of the city's former bounding wall.

The only university zoological museum in London houses extinct animals, bizarre natural history specimens, and a Micrarium of microscopic creatures.

The anatomical-pathological collection of a man who changed surgery.