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

There are plenty of wonderful panoramic vistas in Edinburgh, but not many are hidden smack in the middle of the Old Town.

This painting of a beloved dog will be on display at the Scottish National Gallery at long as the museum exists.

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 extraordinary Viking artifact has traveled throughout the city.

A former telephone box found new life as a photo booth and charity fundraiser.

A public art piece that barely gets recognized, but then that might be the point.

360° views of the city plus five floors of optical illusions and hands-on science.

Designed to illustrate two parts of the human psyche.

Near the former site of numerous witch burnings, this lavish Edinburgh mainstay pays homage to Scotland's brutal history.

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

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

The artwork mysteriously appeared within an Edinburgh cemetery.

This king penguin is a knighted brigadier of the Norwegian Army.

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

Even though some of the buildings date back to the Victorian era, this research institute is still involved in cutting-edge astronomy research.

An American ghost town hides along a side street in Scotland's capital.

A pair of stones embedded in an Edinburgh street memorialize one of the city's last public hangings.

An ancient stone with mysterious origins stands in a residential neighborhood.

This former train tunnel is filled with lines from a poem crafted by Robert Louis Stevenson.

From Coke II to Google Glass, this exhibit features some of the most spectacular commercial flops.

The shiny silver little brother to Copenhagen's Little Mermaid statue.

At this bohemian accommodation, guests who dream of joining the circus can spend the night in themed wagons.