Hear the quietest sound from across the dome.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

This sculpture of disembodied body parts forms a poignant memory of the horrors of World War II.

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

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

The 20th-century chapel’s intricate woodwork includes amazing details, most notably angels playing bagpipes.

Overlooking the burial ground is a tower designed to prevent thieves from snatching the recently deceased.

This extraordinary Viking artifact has traveled throughout the city.

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

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

Touching this 18th-century Scottish philosopher’s toe allegedly conjures good fortune.

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

This alley off Edinburgh's Royal Mile contains remnants of the city's seedier history.

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

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

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

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

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

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

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

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

This picturesque horseshoe weir was first built in the 1600s to prevent flooding in the town of Bath.

Hoodoos, naturally eroded land formations, stand 20 feet tall in the Canadian badlands.