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

A quartet of brightly colored mythical beasts stand sentry at this gateway.

This small sculpture honors a shuttered bookshop that was the site of a fiery act of protest.

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

An artistic interpretation of the history of a Scottish park, combining poetry with anthropomorphic animals.

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

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

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

This extraordinary Viking artifact has traveled throughout the city.

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

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

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

The fountain marks the area where hundreds of accused witches were burned at the stake.

Now famous as the "Harry Potter bridge," this impressive concrete viaduct has long been an icon in its own right.

A close look reveals that the Scottish monument is just slightly off-kilter.

The longest staircase lock in Britain.

This charming old building's loose connection with the Scottish Reformer is what saved it from demolition after it split apart.

Brass bricks outline the locations of Edinburgh's lost, lively market stalls.

This bronze statue was erected to honor a small Scottish town's beloved stray cat.

Scotland's claim to the prime meridian was laid 200 years prior to the one in Greenwich.

Every St. Andrews student knows to avoid this inscription for fear of a martyr's curse.

The initials "GW" mark where one of Scotland's most important Protestant martyrs was burned at the stake.

Bronze plates placed around this Scottish fishing village form a true-scale model of the solar system.

The ruins of Scottish sea salt production.