The last remaining bottle-shaped kilns in Scotland stand alone in an Edinburgh suburb.

Scotland's oldest purpose-built concert hall houses an incredible collection of ornate, centuries-old keyboards.

Neon artworks light up this dark Edinburgh tunnel.

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

It's a mystery how these curious columns wound up in an Edinburgh suburb.

The healing properties of this well attracted royals and commoners throughout the Middle Ages.

This extraordinary Viking artifact has traveled throughout the city.

These steps offer a breathtaking view of one of Europe's most besieged fortresses.

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

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

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

Long abandoned underground complex to keep royals safe from a nuclear war that never came.

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

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

This allegedly haunted 16th-century tower house-turned-museum exhibits thousands of spectacular objects.

This series of Scottish caves has no clear purpose other than baffling historians.

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

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

Legacy of the earthquake that nearly wiped Lisbon off the face of the Earth.

Small and slightly hidden, the American Writers Museum is preserving the legacy of America's finest authors.

A succession of eerily contemplative iron figures lead from a Scottish museum to the sea.

This ruined 15th-century hermitage is steeped in myth and mystery.

One of Oxford's greatest treasures likely belonged to the legendary King Alfred the Great.

Over a thousand musical instruments are on display, from bagpipes and harpsichords to drums and the sinuous serpent.