Huge stairway leads to this massive gallery.

This cannonball embedded in the side of an Edinburgh house once served a surprisingly pedestrian purpose.

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

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

The final resting place of soldiers' loyal canine companions.

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

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

The Scottish Reformation leader's grave was paved over and is now a parking lot.

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

Dedicated to the Father of the British Fire Service.

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

Now home to a drinking establishment, this building has a macabre history.

Also known as "Robin Hood's tree," this tree became a famed location along Hadrian's Wall before it was cut down in an act of vandalism.

These planks were originally installed to hold the dead.

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

This disused Cold War bunker has been restored to all of its early 60s glory.

A monument to the real explorer and bear who inspired characters in Philip Pullman's 'His Dark Materials.'

These 20-foot jaw bones honor a time when the leviathan bones were a sign that whalers survived the hunt.

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

The final resting place of England's most notorious bandit.

This network of narrow, medieval passages has the most delightful name.

Follow the original medieval paths that wind through this intriguing section of the city.

One of the shortest streets in York has an especially odd name.

A Reformation-era fiery figurehead once denoted this location as a print shop.