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This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.

Designed to illustrate two parts of the human psyche.

The location of a citizen uprising that led to a gruesome act of mob justice.

The remnants of a facade from a 19th-century market stall emporium.

A multi-storied painting that depicts the area's rich and diverse maritime history.

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

Edinburgh’s version of the Sistine Chapel is this former church, with an interior covered in paintings done by one woman over the course of nearly a decade.

An ornate "graveyard" for some of the country's forlorn building relics.

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

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

Small museum dedicated to the founder of electromagnetic theory.

This stack of stones honors a murdered 18th-century woman.

An iconic red telephone box turned tiny art gallery.

This small museum in a 17th-century building honors three iconic Scottish writers.

A library where thousands of books explain how to avoid another Great Recession.

Summer in Scotland begins with a spectacularly wild and colorful event rooted in ancient pagan traditions.

A 18th century graveyard and its astonishing cortege of macabre iconography.

One of the oldest scientific gardens in Britain, containing more than 13,302 plant species in its core collection.

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

What started as a way to address damp basement walls turned into a house filled with intricate hand-carved designs.

Above an abandoned Underground station, this charming bookstore is home to strange antiquities and literary works.

This 19th-century pub features stained-glass windows celebrating Victorian-era “champions.”

These Victorian era devil sculptures were designed to spite a local vicar.

This coffee shop lies hidden beneath a historic church.