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

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

This extraordinary Viking artifact has traveled throughout the city.

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

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

The beloved bard's garb is proudly displayed within a Freemason's hall.

One of only three examples of a stained glass window manufactured by the Tiffany Company in Scotland.

The final resting place of soldiers' loyal canine companions.

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

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

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

This Roman relic was discovered in Scotland by a mudlarking ferryman.

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

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

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

Anonymously sculpted and donated, these sculptures made from poetry books and pages are sprinkled around the city.

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

Small sculpted heads of prominent phrenologists mark the outside of their former headquarters.

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

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

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

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

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

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