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

This bronze statue was erected to honor a small Scottish town's beloved stray cat.

Every St. Andrews student knows to avoid this inscription for fear of a martyr's curse.

A striking glass tribute to two sisters who suffered during Scotland's "Killing Time."

This enchanting hill is home to fairy lore and a sinister local mystery.

A strange rock with a sinister reputation lurks within the crimson waters of this Scottish glen.

A grave marker depicting a body snatching tableau on a 19th-century tombstone.

Legend says this rock was once a chopping block for public executions.

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

Old-fashioned knowledge and modern engineering create the world's only rotating boatlift.

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.

This tablet indicates where the tragic monarch returned to begin her tumultuous downfall.

This Roman relic was discovered in Scotland by a mudlarking ferryman.

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

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

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

The world’s first museum dedicated to the history of childhood opened in Edinburgh in 1955.

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

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

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

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

The final resting place of soldiers' loyal canine companions.