Edinburgh, Scotland
Museum of Childhood
The world’s first museum dedicated to the history of childhood opened in Edinburgh in 1955.
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Edinburgh, Scotland
The world’s first museum dedicated to the history of childhood opened in Edinburgh in 1955.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Scotland's oldest purpose-built concert hall houses an incredible collection of ornate, centuries-old keyboards.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A 18th century graveyard and its astonishing cortege of macabre iconography.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This small sculpture honors a shuttered bookshop that was the site of a fiery act of protest.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A public art piece that barely gets recognized, but then that might be the point.
Edinburgh, Scotland
There are plenty of wonderful panoramic vistas in Edinburgh, but not many are hidden smack in the middle of the Old Town.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Inside this cathedral is a shoulder bone belonging to the Patron Saint of Scotland.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Small sculpted heads of prominent phrenologists mark the outside of their former headquarters.
Edinburgh, Scotland
An underground venue, buried for 200 years, now open as a unique whisky tasting venue.
Edinburgh, Scotland
These tiny effigies are believed to represent victims of Edinburgh’s notorious Anatomy Murders.
Edinburgh, Scotland
An artistic interpretation of the history of a Scottish park, combining poetry with anthropomorphic animals.
Edinburgh, Scotland
These wooden pipes were crucial to providing water to Medieval Edinburgh.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The 20th-century chapel’s intricate woodwork includes amazing details, most notably angels playing bagpipes.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A rare example of one of the world's first printed books
Edinburgh, Scotland
This small museum in a 17th-century building honors three iconic Scottish writers.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Possibly the world's smallest museum is home to one exhibit that sheds light on the capital city's dark criminal history.
Edinburgh, Scotland
An ancient stone with mysterious origins stands in a residential neighborhood.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The fountain marks the area where hundreds of accused witches were burned at the stake.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A rare remnant of an exposition that took place nearby at the end of the 19th-century.
Edinburgh, Scotland
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.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Nestled among the living residents is the final resting place of an apothecary plague victim.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A miniature of a lighthouse acts as a beacon for what transpires inside this location.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This ordinary-looking rock may have played an important role in a 16th-century Scottish battle.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A former telephone box found new life as a photo booth and charity fundraiser.