This extinct volcano rises above Edinburgh and is special for its panoramic views over the city.

Ruined 11th century abbey built by King David I in Edinburgh, Scotland.

This tiny weathered plot is one of the oldest Jewish cemeteries in Scotland.

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

Nestled among the living residents is the final resting place of an apothecary plague victim.

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

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

A stone monument acknowledging Scotland's right to have a separate Parliament from the one in Westminster.

This 16th-century house tells the city's history through old artifacts and quirky tales.

This Scottish graveyard is the final resting place of the man who inspired the character Ebenezer Scrooge.

Now home to a drinking establishment, this building has a macabre history.

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

This extraordinary Viking artifact has traveled throughout the city.

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

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

A book bound in the skin of an infamous criminal, along with countless other specimens.

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

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

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

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

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

This grave marks one of few bodies retrieved from the disastrous Franklin Arctic expedition.

Once designed as a natural history museum, this building is now home to a massive art gallery.

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