The dance of this huge clock is a magnificent and eerie commentary on good and evil in the history of humankind.

This extraordinary Viking artifact has traveled throughout the city.

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

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

The 20th-century chapel’s intricate woodwork includes amazing details, most notably angels playing bagpipes.

Once home to a Scottish baronet, this 18th-century historic house doubles as a legendary art space.

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

This tin chapel was built by POW's during World War II and is painted to look like something much more grand.

Scotland still bears an enormous scar of its Roman past.

This Scottish castle has witnessed clan rivalries, Jacobite uprisings, whisky smuggling, and more.

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

The colorful stairs are made with marble from the world's major quarries.

Sprawled across the Great Hall ceiling are various constellations and images relating to the zodiac.

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

Touching this 18th-century Scottish philosopher’s toe allegedly conjures good fortune.

Come for the oysters, stay for the priceless art honoring inventors across history and Scotland's favorite outdoor sports.

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

An optical Illusion once believed to be an electrical phenomenon.

This obscure walkway links Edinburgh’s Old Town with one of the city's prime vantage points.

Thanks to both terrific preservation and historic vandalism this ancient site is known as the "Heart of Neolithic Orkney."

This king penguin is a knighted brigadier of the Norwegian Army.

A beautiful Greco-Roman structure houses a well once believed to have healing powers.

A verdant 17th-century-style garden hidden along Edinburgh’s Royal Mile.

A labyrinthine network of chambers with a storied past hides below Edinburgh's South Bridge.