This city square dates back to the Scottish Enlightenment and was home to some of Scotland's brightest minds.

Aside from denoting a public square or market, this medieval structure was also a sign of a town's prosperity.

A free public golf course hides in plain sight in the heart of Scotland’s capital.

This enormous, elaborate tomb looks oddly out of place next to a suburban Edinburgh bowling club.

This sculpture commemorates Edinburgh's sister city and their respective celebrity dogs.

The last remaining bottle-shaped kilns in Scotland stand alone in an Edinburgh suburb.

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

The dance of this huge clock is a magnificent and eerie commentary on good and evil in the history of humankind.

An iconic red telephone box turned tiny art gallery.

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

Once home to a Scottish baronet, this 18th-century historic house doubles as a legendary art space.

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

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

The U.K.'s first underground railway line is now a lively thoroughfare for runners and cyclists.

Touching this 18th-century Scottish philosopher’s toe allegedly conjures good fortune.

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

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

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

A beautiful Greco-Roman structure houses a well once believed to have healing powers.

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

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

A succession of eerily contemplative iron figures lead from a Scottish museum to the sea.

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

This allegedly haunted 16th-century tower house-turned-museum exhibits thousands of spectacular objects.