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

The final resting place of soldiers' loyal canine companions.

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

The fountain marks the area where hundreds of accused witches were burned at the stake.

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

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

A rare and unique example of an 18th-century door latch calls this restaurant home.

An artistic interpretation of the history of a Scottish park, combining poetry with anthropomorphic animals.

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?

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

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

A sweet symbol marks the place where torturous executions were once carried out.

These tiny effigies are believed to represent victims of Edinburgh’s notorious Anatomy Murders.

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

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

This stately bank building hides a spectacular star-studded ceiling.

The taxidermy remains of the first mammal ever cloned from an adult cell are on display in Edinburgh.

This early version of the guillotine was used to execute the man responsible for its construction.

There are plenty of wonderful panoramic vistas in Edinburgh, but not many are hidden smack in the middle of the Old Town.

The dance of this huge clock is a magnificent and eerie commentary on good and evil in the history of humankind.

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

This extraordinary Viking artifact has traveled throughout the city.

Edinburgh’s version of the Sistine Chapel is this former church, with an interior covered in paintings done by one woman over the course of nearly a decade.