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.

A bronze statue of a low three-legged seat commemorates a piece of furniture that started a riot.

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

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

Touching this 18th-century Scottish philosopher’s toe allegedly conjures good fortune.

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

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

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

This historic timepiece was a popular meeting place for romantic rendezvous in the 1960s.

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

This statue stands as a message against the ills of Apartheid.

This historic pub has maintained much of its 1906 decor, including a small sequestered room for women, where orders were slipped through a tiny window.

A public art installation with a nautical themed poem, enhances this pedestrian street.

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

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

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

Inside this home, the Icelandic national anthem was born.

This sculpture of disembodied body parts forms a poignant memory of the horrors of World War II.

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

Poetic, metallic giraffes adorn a square off an Edinburgh thoroughfare.

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

A roadway designed for a visiting monarch.

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