A 12th-century church that houses a dark creature.

17th century streets hidden under Edinburgh were once a breeding ground for the black death.

A secret door leads to this cozy dive that sells only “milk.”

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

This former train tunnel is filled with lines from a poem crafted by Robert Louis Stevenson.

This extraordinary Viking artifact has traveled throughout the city.

Enter this small nook and you'll be surrounded by 360 degrees of street art.

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

A library where thousands of books explain how to avoid another Great Recession.

A succession of eerily contemplative iron figures lead from a Scottish museum to the sea.

This small museum in a 17th-century building honors three iconic Scottish writers.

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

An American ghost town hides along a side street in Scotland's capital.

This allegedly haunted 16th-century tower house-turned-museum exhibits thousands of spectacular objects.

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

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

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

This series of Scottish caves has no clear purpose other than baffling historians.

The fountain marks the area where hundreds of accused witches were burned at the stake.

One of the oldest scientific gardens in Britain, containing more than 13,302 plant species in its core collection.

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

Does being buried standing up help you get into heaven faster?

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

The now-abandoned tunnels were built for the transcontinental railroad on the route where the first wagon train entered California.