Many of Edinburgh's more unsavory characters spent their final days behind this door while awaiting their executions.

The final resting place of soldiers' loyal canine companions.

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

This Scottish graveyard is the final resting place of the man who inspired the character Ebenezer Scrooge.

This monument is dedicated to a young boy who survived a disaster that forced Edinburgh to reevaluate its building codes.

Where condemned pirates met their grisly end at the gallows on the River Thames.

These plaques located in a court preserve a small piece of Edinburgh's history.

The location of the Bridge of Death and the Gorge of Eternal Peril in "Monty Python and the Holy Grail."

A solemn memorial in a majestic setting that honors a 1692 tragedy.

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

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

This early version of the guillotine was used to execute the man responsible for its construction.

Lions carved into the rockface adorn these two tombs built into the mountains of Dadan.

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

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

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

Nestled among the living residents is the final resting place of an apothecary plague victim.

The taxidermy remains of the first mammal ever cloned from an adult cell are on display in Edinburgh.

Summer in Scotland begins with a spectacularly wild and colorful event rooted in ancient pagan traditions.

Possibly the world's smallest museum is home to one exhibit that sheds light on the capital city's dark criminal history.

Near the former site of numerous witch burnings, this lavish Edinburgh mainstay pays homage to Scotland's brutal history.

Accessible only at low tide, the deserted island is dotted with World War II ruins.

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

A book bound in the skin of an infamous criminal, along with countless other specimens.