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

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

Hidden in a Scotland museum is a copse of extinct tree stumps.

An American ghost town hides along a side street in Scotland's capital.

This allegedly haunted 16th-century tower house-turned-museum exhibits thousands of spectacular objects.

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

Climb this overlooked gem's spiral staircase and you'll be rewarded with spectacular views of Glasgow.

This historic pub has maintained much of its 1906 decor, including a small sequestered room for women, where orders were slipped through a tiny window.

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

A book bound in the skin of an infamous criminal, along with countless other specimens.

The elaborate clockwork contraptions in this Scottish gallery create small worlds of whimsy and horror.

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

Accessible only at low tide, the deserted island is dotted with World War II ruins.

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

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.

This Scottish museum is the only one in the world to focus not on one religion but all of them.

The final resting place of soldiers' loyal canine companions.

The heads of two giant mythological water horses honor Scotland's horselord past.

A 18th century graveyard and its astonishing cortege of macabre iconography.

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

This series of Scottish caves has no clear purpose other than baffling historians.

"Respectful to the dead, safe and sanitary to the living, dedicated to the Genius of Memory..."