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

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

This 16th-century house tells the city's history through old artifacts and quirky tales.

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

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

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

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

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

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

The fountain marks the area where hundreds of accused witches were burned at the stake.

In the depths of Glasgow Cathedral's crypt, one pillar stands out from all others.

The abandoned transportation hub hides within the Glasgow attraction it once served.

An icon of the Battle of Britain is frozen in flight in a grand Victorian museum.

This stately monument has been wearing a traffic cone hat for decades much to the delight of the locals.

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

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

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

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

Glasgow’s piece of the patron saint of love.

There are lots of hands and feet stamped in the cement in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theater, but Mel left behind something extra.

Legendary frontman of the Doors looms in this giant mural by famed Venice muralist, Rip Cronk.

Faceless white figures loom over the city from the rooftop.

Honoring the famed folktale author, this California museum looks like it belongs in the Black Forest.

Fourteen curious and controversial white bunnies sit in a circle near Newport Beach City Hall.