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A public art installation with a nautical themed poem, enhances this pedestrian street.

This extraordinary Viking artifact has traveled throughout the city.

Ruined 11th century abbey built by King David I in Edinburgh, Scotland.

A former telephone box found new life as a photo booth and charity fundraiser.

Designed to illustrate two parts of the human psyche.

A poetic monument to the Scottish Parliament.

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

The world's first experimental nutritionist is memorialized as the "Hippocrates of naval medicine."

Scotland's first Masonic lodge may also be the oldest in the world.

This small sculpture honors a shuttered bookshop that was the site of a fiery act of protest.

A statue in the heart of Edinburgh honors a bear that served in the Polish military during World War II.

These wooden pipes were crucial to providing water to Medieval Edinburgh.

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

The beloved bard's garb is proudly displayed within a Freemason's hall.

A six-ton wedding present for the King of the Scots.

A collection of unique objects showcasing the university’s achievements in the medical field.

A public art piece that barely gets recognized, but then that might be the point.

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

The final resting place of soldiers' loyal canine companions.

Many of Edinburgh's more unsavory characters spent their final days behind this door while awaiting their executions.

Overlooked by many, the two famous Scottish warriors guard the main gate of Edinburgh Castle.

A miniature of a lighthouse acts as a beacon for what transpires inside this location.

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

The tomb of one of Scotland's bloody historic villains is a magnet for bumbling desecrators.