Places jamesarvidson Wants to Go

An ornate "graveyard" for some of the country's forlorn building relics.

A remnant of the Roman army's presence on the coast of Scotland.

A poetic monument to the Scottish Parliament.

This ordinary-looking mailbox has a rather explosive history.

This mundane post marks the old location of the city's main postal hub.

A British plaque explains that a house was built using the spoils of the first international golf bet.

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

These sculptures of various animals adorn the building that houses one of the capital's least known museums.

A medieval device used to punish and shame wrongdoers still hangs outside the village church.

The last remaining bottle-shaped kilns in Scotland stand alone in an Edinburgh suburb.

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

The Scottish Reformation leader's grave was paved over and is now a parking lot.

Edinburgh's oldest statue hides within a parking lot behind the city's iconic cathedral.

This tiny weathered plot is one of the oldest Jewish cemeteries in Scotland.

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

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

A magician and his beloved, pampered canine were buried together, within days of each other, due to a tragic twist of fate.

This was once a hall in which a 16th-century royal banquet was hosted by King James VI of Scotland.

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

This Scottish graveyard is the final resting place of the man who inspired the character Ebenezer Scrooge.

An iconic red telephone box turned tiny art gallery.

Nestled among the living residents is the final resting place of an apothecary plague victim.

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

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