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

Now home to a drinking establishment, this building has a macabre history.

This unusual statue overlooking the Royal Mile has an interesting backstory.

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

This 16th-century close preserves an unusual piece of Edinburgh's transportation history.

A bronze statue of a low three-legged seat commemorates a piece of furniture that started a riot.

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

360° views of the city plus five floors of optical illusions and hands-on science.

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

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

Modern commuters still pass through this 2,000-year-old Roman archway.

Legend says this demonic carving inside a medieval cathedral was one of Satan's minions.

Inside this chapel, Victorian jailers took the separate system to new levels.

The world's first military tank was designed in this English city amid the stalemate of WWI trench warfare.

The oldest of the three remaining bridges in England with buildings on top of them.

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

These steps offer a breathtaking view of one of Europe's most besieged fortresses.

This extinct volcano rises above Edinburgh and is special for its panoramic views over the city.

The building where Mary, Queen of Scots was said to have bathed in white wine.

A series of three shiny letters mark the boundary of an old refuge for those being pursued by debt collectors.

Now famous as the "Harry Potter bridge," this impressive concrete viaduct has long been an icon in its own right.

A close look reveals that the Scottish monument is just slightly off-kilter.

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

Cascading waterfalls mark the gateway to the ancient burial place of Clan Macnab.