A stone-filled garden in the heart of Edinburgh commemorates the father of modern geology.

This modern work of art was a refreshing addition to one of the oldest theatres in the city.

This statue stands as a message against the ills of Apartheid.

A rare remnant of an exposition that took place nearby at the end of the 19th-century.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

These sculptures of various animals adorn the building that houses one of the capital's least known museums.

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

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

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

Scotland's oldest purpose-built concert hall houses an incredible collection of ornate, centuries-old keyboards.

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

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

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

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

This 16th-century close preserves an unusual piece of Edinburgh's transportation history.

A six-ton wedding present for the King of the Scots.

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

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