Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

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

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

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

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

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

A rocky Irish outcropping with a history of wealth, conflict, and ruin.

See some of the world's greatest racing horses at this idyllic thoroughbred breeding facility and garden complex.

This ancient Irish tower could easily have stood in for Rapunzel's prison.

The largest portal tomb in Europe has a capstone weighing around 150 tons.

Ancient Bronze Age rampart that was used into the middle ages.