Dedicated to the Father of the British Fire Service.

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

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

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

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

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

A rare and unique example of an 18th-century door latch calls this restaurant home.

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

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

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

A quartet of brightly colored mythical beasts stand sentry at this gateway.

A mysterious ruin shrouded in more folklore than fact.

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

"Respectful to the dead, safe and sanitary to the living, dedicated to the Genius of Memory..."

In the depths of Glasgow Cathedral's crypt, one pillar stands out from all others.

The final resting place of a poisoned lover whose death was at the center of one of Glasgow's most sensational murder trials.

This Scottish museum is the only one in the world to focus not on one religion but all of them.

These formal gardens were designed to be admired from the vantage point of the castle.

A grave marker depicting a body snatching tableau on a 19th-century tombstone.

It's said this was once the home of King James V's pet lion.

This pyramid is dedicated to all those who suffered martyrdom for civil and religious liberty in Scotland.

A striking glass tribute to two sisters who suffered during Scotland's "Killing Time."

This Birnam-based garden honors the legacy of 19th-century children’s book author Beatrix Potter.

Macbeth's infamous "Great Birnam Wood."