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

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

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

360° views of the city plus five floors of optical illusions and hands-on science.

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

This small museum in a 17th-century building honors three iconic Scottish writers.

The world’s first museum dedicated to the history of childhood opened in Edinburgh in 1955.

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

This 16th-century house tells the city's history through old artifacts and quirky tales.

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

Poetic, metallic giraffes adorn a square off an Edinburgh thoroughfare.

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

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

The Guinness Record holder for largest hedge in the world is a verdant Scottish bulwark.

Soviet intelligence had a keen interest in the Cold War linguistic school at this old Scottish airfield.

Bronze plates placed around this Scottish fishing village form a true-scale model of the solar system.

Stay in the one time home to one of Scotland's most notorious gentleman's sex clubs.