It’s said this crypt was the setting for the tragic finale of the Shakespeare play.

For centuries young Thai men used this Giant Swing as a slingshot to heaven.

Few remain of these distinctive old trees that once served as natural landmarks for travelers on the road.

For part of the year, this innovative greenhouse is painted white to keep the plants from getting scorched.

Plaques celebrating Lithuanian writers freckle a wall of this picture-perfect path.

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

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

Edinburgh's oldest statue hides within a parking lot behind the city's iconic cathedral.

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

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

Overlooking the burial ground is a tower designed to prevent thieves from snatching the recently deceased.

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

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

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

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

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

The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

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

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

These slanted cubic abodes are a creative if odd solution to a zoning pickle.

The unusually large seat sits atop the base of a ruined temple.

This beautiful 19th-century temple stands atop the ruins of its predecessor.

The telescope that discovered Neptune.