This historic castle was already in ruins by the 13th century.

The gloomy ruins that inspired Bram Stoker to bring Dracula to life.

The recreated ruins of a house designed to memorialize a World War I shelling on the town.

Legend says squeezing into this slender stone seat will make your wish come true.

These planks were originally installed to hold the dead.

This tiny traditional smokehouse is the only one left in this historic fishing port.

The view that inspired the scenes of Dracula's first landing in England.

A roadway designed for a visiting monarch.

The location of a citizen uprising that led to a gruesome act of mob justice.

As part of an 800-year-old tradition, a man parades through town covered in a suit made out of spiky burrs.

The bell that once tolled atop a lost Edinburgh gate now hangs for all to see.

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

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

This unusual statue overlooking the Royal Mile has an interesting backstory.

A former telephone box found new life as a photo booth and charity fundraiser.

This charming old building's loose connection with the Scottish Reformer is what saved it from demolition after it split apart.

Small museum dedicated to the founder of electromagnetic theory.

This 16th-century close preserves an unusual piece of Edinburgh's transportation history.

This stately bank building hides a spectacular star-studded ceiling.

It's a mystery how these curious columns wound up in an Edinburgh suburb.

These steps offer a breathtaking view of one of Europe's most besieged fortresses.

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

This alley off Edinburgh's Royal Mile contains remnants of the city's seedier history.

The U.K.'s first underground railway line is now a lively thoroughfare for runners and cyclists.