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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

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.

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

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

17th century streets hidden under Edinburgh were once a breeding ground for the black death.

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

Inside this art museum resides one of Glasgow's most famous musical instruments.

Glasgow's oldest pub has a proud literary tradition and possibly a ghost or two.

An icon of the Battle of Britain is frozen in flight in a grand Victorian museum.

This stately monument has been wearing a traffic cone hat for decades much to the delight of the locals.

In the depths of Glasgow Cathedral's crypt, one pillar stands out from all others.

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

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