Come for the oysters, stay for the priceless art honoring inventors across history and Scotland's favorite outdoor sports.

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

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

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

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

The 16th-century church has the only stained glass windows that survived the Scottish Reformation intact.

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

A beautiful Greco-Roman structure houses a well once believed to have healing powers.

A statue in the heart of Edinburgh honors a bear that served in the Polish military during World War II.

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

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.

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

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