Factory that once supported an entire company town of 350.

This stretch of beach along California's central coast is a busy highway for the largest seal in the northern hemisphere.

The video game-themed street art first popped up in the French city.

A former telephone box found new life as a photo booth and charity fundraiser.

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

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

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

The final resting place of soldiers' loyal canine companions.

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

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

This early version of the guillotine was used to execute the man responsible for its construction.

There are plenty of wonderful panoramic vistas in Edinburgh, but not many are hidden smack in the middle of the Old Town.

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

The dance of this huge clock is a magnificent and eerie commentary on good and evil in the history of humankind.

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

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

An artist's whimsical transformation of everyday objects.

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

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

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

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

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

This 16th-century close preserves an unusual piece of Edinburgh's transportation history.

This charming old building's loose connection with the Scottish Reformer is what saved it from demolition after it split apart.