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

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

This monument is dedicated to a young boy who survived a disaster that forced Edinburgh to reevaluate its building codes.

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

The colorful stairs are made with marble from the world's major quarries.

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

This 16th-century close preserves an unusual piece of Edinburgh's transportation history.

This otherwise ordinary close on the Royal Mile constituted the end of the world for Edinburgh’s poorest residents.

Inspired by Thomas Stothard's painting of the "Journey to Canterbury," albeit with Canterbury natives.

This strangely dressed taxidermy creature has a heartbreaking story.

A wonderfully eccentric Victorian-era museum and library.

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

The final resting place of soldiers' loyal canine companions.

This sculpture commemorates Edinburgh's sister city and their respective celebrity dogs.

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

A building-sized painting of the renowned 19th-century American abolitionist.

A plaque commemorates a Victorian scientist's monumental discovery about waves.

The lasting remains of a bygone era of open-air meat markets.

A recreation of a sign that Charles Dickens used to see on his walk home.

The handiwork of a underdog clockmaker who solved an impossible problem for an Empire, and forever revolutionized seafaring.

At the center of London’s oldest roundabout stands an obelisk that was erected in 1771, but spent several decades elsewhere.

It holds a fabulously designed tribute to astronomer Edmond Halley.

One of London’s rare Tudor-era buildings is a fate-defying gatehouse for a church.

Visit the grave of a famous feminist author and the mother of Mary Shelley.