A colorful mural decorates one of the city's oldest animal shelters.

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

An exceptional engineering feat that facilitates the migration of salmon upstream during their breeding season.

Described by William Wordsworth as a "World of Wonder."

This Birnam-based garden honors the legacy of 19th-century children’s book author Beatrix Potter.

Macbeth's infamous "Great Birnam Wood."

A rare memorial paying homage to an altruistic woman from the 19th-century.

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

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

This repurposed church offers a more literal way to get closer to the heavens.

The artwork mysteriously appeared within an Edinburgh cemetery.

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

The location of a citizen uprising that led to a gruesome act of mob justice.

Small sculpted heads of prominent phrenologists mark the outside of their former headquarters.

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

One of Edinburgh's most popular works of street art is located well off the beaten path.

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

A former medieval fortress, now home to Edinburgh Napier University, contains a rather risqué work of art.

This ordinary-looking rock may have played an important role in a 16th-century Scottish battle.

A pair of stones embedded in an Edinburgh street memorialize one of the city's last public hangings.

Once home to a Scottish baronet, this 18th-century historic house doubles as a legendary art space.

This city square dates back to the Scottish Enlightenment and was home to some of Scotland's brightest minds.

A shiny sculpture celebrating the mighty mollusk.

A sculpture dedicated to the Roman history steeped in a Scottish town.