This 15th-century structure had a long, tortuous journey to its current location.

Once designed as a natural history museum, this building is now home to a massive art gallery.

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

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.

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

This 17th-century street hidden beneath Edinburgh was once a breeding ground for the black death.

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

Brass bricks outline the locations of Edinburgh's lost, lively market stalls.

A rare opportunity to see artists working on their craft in a unique setting.

Large-scale contemporary artworks tower over fields and lurk in forests around a Jacobean manor house.

These storage facilities offer a behind-the-scenes look at some of Edinburgh's biggest museums.

Formerly abandoned underground complex to keep royals safe from a nuclear war that never came.

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

A remarkable feat of Victorian engineering across the Firth of Forth.

As part of an 800-year-old tradition, a man parades through town covered in a suit made out of spiky burrs.

This hill nestled in the Scottish lowlands was a ritual site for over 4,000 years.

This vintage gem is one of the oldest surviving purpose-built movie palaces in Scotland.

The heads of two giant mythological water horses honor Scotland's horselord past.

Old-fashioned knowledge and modern engineering create the world's only rotating boatlift.

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

One of Scotland's most important modern structures, it just made the '100 Most Endangered Sites' list.

Largest lake in Great Britain measured by surface area.

A single oak tree rises out of the waters of Loch Lomond.