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

A poetic monument to the Scottish Parliament.

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

This obscure walkway links Edinburgh’s Old Town with one of the city's prime vantage points.

Neon artworks light up this dark Edinburgh tunnel.

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

The colorful stairs are made with marble from the world's major quarries.

Inside this home, the Icelandic national anthem was born.

Sprawled across the Great Hall ceiling are various constellations and images relating to the zodiac.

An artist's whimsical transformation of everyday objects.

Come for the oysters, stay for the priceless art honoring inventors across history and Scotland's favorite outdoor sports.

Every birth, death, and marriage is recorded in these color-coded leather-bound books.

This sculpture of disembodied body parts forms a poignant memory of the horrors of World War II.

Poetic, metallic giraffes adorn a square off an Edinburgh thoroughfare.

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

A roadway designed for a visiting monarch.

Another entry into the world of Edinburgh's pop-up artworks.

A church that bred legends, and served as an inspiration for the Da Vinci Code.

This huge concrete map of Scotland was built as a thank you gift from a Polish soldier.

A rocky outcrop where monks hid their most holy relic while escaping Danish invaders.

This enchanting Victorian estate was home to the world's first hydroelectric power generator.

This iconic 1,000-year-old medieval castle is a favorite of the film industry, most notably as the location for Hogwarts in Harry Potter.

This enormous secondhand bookstore inside a Victorian train station sparked the "Keep Calm and Carry On" craze.

The sign at the garden gate reads: “These Plants Can Kill.”