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

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

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

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

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

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

Tiny effigies of the victims of Edinburgh's famous Anatomy Murders.

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

A sculpture that commemorates an iconic photo of urban Scotland's past.

Glasgow's own "tipsy" temperance monument.

An angelic, yet demonic-looking figurine presides over one of Glasgow's most ancient streets.

This astronomically-aligned stone circle was the first of its kind to be built in Great Britain after a 3,000-year hiatus.

Vibrant paintings stretch across 600 feet of derelict railway.

Displaced highlanders would take shelter from the wet Scottish climate under the large walled bridge at Glasgow Central Station.

The oldest house in Glasgow is now a museum dedicated to the city's medieval history.

Glasgow’s piece of the patron saint of love.

A scattered trail of street art adds a pop of color to the city's stark structures.

Hidden in a Scotland museum is a copse of extinct tree stumps.

These engineering masterpieces are a dominant feature of the Belfast skyline.

A small plaque highlights the damage caused by German air raids during World War II.

This hidden museum examines the complex history of the country's law enforcement.

It was once nicknamed "the most bombed hotel in Europe."

Step into Narnia at this small park featuring statues from "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe."

The last Victorian market in Belfast.