Places Jaszmina Szendrey Wants to Go

A solitary arbor with a unique pedigree.

Dating back roughly 240 million years to the Triassic period, it was left by a large, 12-foot-long crocodile ancestor called a Chirotherium or "hand-beast".

A rare opportunity to see artists working on their craft in a unique setting.

A never-finished memorial to the heroes of the Napoleonic War has become "Scotland's Folly."

A former medieval fortress, now home to Edinburgh Napier University, contains a rather risqué work of art.

A free public golf course hides in plain sight in the heart of Scotland’s capital.

The bell that once tolled atop a lost Edinburgh gate now hangs for all to see.

This unusual statue overlooking the Royal Mile has an interesting backstory.

This cannonball embedded in the side of an Edinburgh house once served a surprisingly pedestrian purpose.

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

This 15th-century structure had a long, tortuous journey to its current location.

Possibly the world's smallest museum is home to one exhibit that sheds light on the capital city's dark criminal history.

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

The building where Mary, Queen of Scots was said to have bathed in white wine.

This alley off Edinburgh's Royal Mile contains remnants of the city's seedier history.

A ruined tower house fought over in a family feud.

Beautiful antiques and obscure engineering artifacts trace the evolution of phones from rare luxuries to ubiquitous.

This 80-foot towering concrete structure, complete with wheel, remains a stark reminder of the coal mining that took place here between 1904 and 1966.

A relatively intact tower house still offering sweeping views of the surrounding countryside

A site paying tribute to an 18th century Scottish fiddler

A pair of trousers or a dress was hoisted up the shore station’s flagstaff to announce the birth of a baby to the lighthouse keeper working offshore.

The grave of Karl Eversberg is another grave of a fallen soldier, but Karl's story is one of revenge, defiance in the face of defeat, and the final act of WW1

A Bronze Age burial site thought to be over 4000 years old

A fascinating collection of Scottish late-medieval carved stones