Climb this overlooked gem's spiral staircase and you'll be rewarded with spectacular views of Glasgow.

A carved bench marks the Scottish cave that inspired the classic adventure novel "Treasure Island."

The beloved bard's garb is proudly displayed within a Freemason's hall.

A grave marker depicting a body snatching tableau on a 19th-century tombstone.

One of two Irish-style round towers in Scotland, this structure has mysterious origins.

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

“It has nae lugs!”

A rare permanent monument to the Scottish Travellers.

This Arcadian garden in the Pentland Hills boasts over 270 artworks by Scottish artist and poet, Ian Hamilton Finlay.

Modern megaliths form this work of cosmic, Celtic landscape art.

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

A 30-acre garden inspired by the principles of modern physics.

This permanent collection of preserved bodies taken from Irish bogs is one of the leading authorities on such morbid mummies.

An eccentric aristocrat brought these Australian natives to their current Scottish home.

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

The world's first experimental nutritionist is memorialized as the "Hippocrates of naval medicine."

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

The world’s first museum dedicated to the history of childhood opened in Edinburgh in 1955.

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

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

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

Remnants of the 16th-century defensive wall still stand unassumingly within Edinburgh.

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

The tomb of one of Scotland's bloody historic villains is a magnet for bumbling desecrators.