The most iconic structure in Scotland has been home to bishops, colonels, and Sean Connery characters.

A castle in the Scottish Highlands has been continuously inhabited since the 1300s.

A pagan tradition of draping trees with rags eerily lives on.

Edinburgh's oldest statue hides within a parking lot behind the city's iconic cathedral.

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

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

This was once a hall in which a 16th-century royal banquet was hosted by King James VI of Scotland.

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

Overlooking the burial ground is a tower designed to prevent thieves from snatching the recently deceased.

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

Touching this 18th-century Scottish philosopher’s toe allegedly conjures good fortune.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

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

The final resting place of soldiers' loyal canine companions.

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