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.

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

The final resting place of soldiers' loyal canine companions.

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

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

360° views of the city plus five floors of optical illusions and hands-on science.

This bridge is the first to be made entirely from iron, but designed like it was still made of wood.

Twice a day this ancient path disappears with the tides, leaving the Holy Island of Lindisfarne out to sea.

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the Harry Potter films.

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

Overlooking a Scottish loch, this beautifully crumbling castle once inspired a poem by William Wordsworth.

A close look reveals that the Scottish monument is just slightly off-kilter.

The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.

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

Fifty years of contamination in Scotland's waters.

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

The Titanic sails again in one Scotland man's backyard.

The world's shortest street was created by an awkwardly placed hotel.

A red sandstone freestanding monolith rises out of the sea in northern Scotland.

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

The highest peak in the United Kingdom has a history of physics, specters, and a pilgrimage of strange objects.

The 2,000-year-old Roman columns are hidden within Barcelona's Gothic Quarter.

Largest lake in Great Britain measured by surface area.