The last remaining bottle-shaped kilns in Scotland stand alone in an Edinburgh suburb.

It's a mystery how these curious columns wound up in an Edinburgh suburb.

A controversial cenotaph dedicated to a local physician with an unscrupulous past.

An iconic red telephone box turned tiny art gallery.

One of Edinburgh's oldest pubs hides a 19th-century skittles alley in the back.

A medieval device used to punish and shame wrongdoers still hangs outside the village church.

A secret garden in a picturesque Edinburgh village has inspired artists for centuries.

The U.K.'s first underground railway line is now a lively thoroughfare for runners and cyclists.

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

The first Chinese student to graduate from a European university.

This stack of stones honors a murdered 18th-century woman.

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

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

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

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

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

Inside this home, the Icelandic national anthem was born.

Sprawled across the Great Hall ceiling are various constellations and images relating to the zodiac.

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

An artist's whimsical transformation of everyday objects.

Come for the oysters, stay for the priceless art honoring inventors across history and Scotland's favorite outdoor sports.

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

A roadway designed for a visiting monarch.

The site of the world's first modern seismometer.