The world’s first museum dedicated to the history of childhood opened in Edinburgh in 1955.

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

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

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

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

A 200-year-old collection of oddities and medical paraphernalia.

The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?

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

Enter the world under the hill at this ancient UK burial chamber.

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

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

The only fixed chain and post trail in Scotland snakes its way along the base of a towering seaside cliff.

Nestled amid the peaks and lochs of the Scottish Highlands, this inn and pub has played host to outlaws and ghosts.

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

This tiny island featuring 9th-century Viking ruins is only accessible at low tide.

A harem-inspired Moorish fantasy design in a Victorian-era Welsh castle.

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

More stones than Stonehenge, all scattered within a windswept landscape sure to enchant 'Outlander' fans.

The final resting place of soldiers' loyal canine companions.

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

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.

Richard III supposedly disposed of his nephews' bodies here in an effort to seal his claim to the throne.

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