A giant sculpture of the legendary "Salmon of Knowledge" celebrates the return of fish to Belfast's River Lagan.

"Respectful to the dead, safe and sanitary to the living, dedicated to the Genius of Memory..."

People leave coins atop an unusual grave marker in one of Scotland's oldest burial grounds.

A grave marker depicting a body snatching tableau on a 19th-century tombstone.

A memorial commemorating the only Scottish police investigation into an extraterrestrial incident.

Visible at low tide, this rusting vessel is one of the last surviving examples of the X-Class "Midget" submarines.

A church that bred legends, and served as an inspiration for the Da Vinci Code.

Nestled among the living residents is the final resting place of an apothecary plague victim.

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

This extraordinary Viking artifact has traveled throughout the city.

These wooden pipes were crucial to providing water to Medieval Edinburgh.

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

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

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

A verdant 17th-century-style garden hidden along Edinburgh’s Royal Mile.

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

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

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

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

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

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

This stately bank building hides a spectacular star-studded ceiling.

Inside this cathedral is a shoulder bone belonging to the Patron Saint of Scotland.

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