One of Ireland's most infamous prisons for rebels including men, women and children.

The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.

This mundane post marks the old location of the city's main postal hub.

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

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

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

On this stunning Scottish island, you can walk in the footsteps of dinosaurs.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

This tiny island featuring 9th-century Viking ruins is only accessible at low tide.

During this Shetland Islands celebration, hundreds of torch-carrying "guizers" lead a procession to burn a viking longboat.

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

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

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

The taxidermy remains of the first mammal ever cloned from an adult cell are on display in Edinburgh.

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

A red sandstone freestanding monolith rises out of the sea in northern Scotland.

The final resting place of soldiers' loyal canine companions.

Islanders once used this dramatic, otherworldly landscape to hide their cattle from Viking raiders.