A 18th century graveyard and its astonishing cortege of macabre iconography.

The healing properties of this well attracted royals and commoners throughout the Middle Ages.

This ordinary-looking mailbox has a rather explosive history.

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

The first Chinese student to graduate from a European university.

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

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

A book bound in the skin of an infamous criminal, along with countless other specimens.

Inside this home, the Icelandic national anthem was born.

The 20th-century chapel’s intricate woodwork includes amazing details, most notably angels playing bagpipes.

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

A sculpture in a secluded garden honors one of Edinburgh's most innovative thinkers and city planners.

Another entry into the world of Edinburgh's pop-up artworks.

Inside this cathedral is a shoulder bone belonging to the Patron Saint of Scotland.

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

A free public golf course hides in plain sight in the heart of Scotland’s capital.

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

An American ghost town hides along a side street in Scotland's capital.

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

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

A rare remnant of an exposition that took place nearby at the end of the 19th-century.

This Roman relic was discovered in Scotland by a mudlarking ferryman.

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

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