Edinburgh, Scotland
Canongate Kirkyard
This Scottish graveyard is the final resting place of the man who inspired the character Ebenezer Scrooge.
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Edinburgh, Scotland
This Scottish graveyard is the final resting place of the man who inspired the character Ebenezer Scrooge.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This alley off Edinburgh's Royal Mile contains remnants of the city's seedier history.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A verdant 17th-century-style garden hidden along Edinburgh’s Royal Mile.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Anonymously sculpted and donated, these sculptures made from poetry books and pages are sprinkled around the city.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This stack of stones honors a murdered 18th-century woman.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A magician and his beloved, pampered canine were buried together, within days of each other, due to a tragic twist of fate.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This enormous, elaborate tomb looks oddly out of place next to a suburban Edinburgh bowling club.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Mining, a local filmmaker, and a philanthropist doctor all commemorated within a small space in suburban Edinburgh
Edinburgh, Scotland
This giant foot is all that remains of a massive concrete play structure that once stood on the outskirts of Edinburgh.
Edinburgh, Scotland
An iconic red telephone box turned tiny art gallery.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A controversial cenotaph dedicated to a local physician with an unscrupulous past.
Edinburgh, Scotland
It's a mystery how these curious columns wound up in an Edinburgh suburb.
Edinburgh, Scotland
These plaques located in a court preserve a small piece of Edinburgh's history.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A bronze statue of a low three-legged seat commemorates a piece of furniture that started a riot.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The Scottish Reformation leader's grave was paved over and is now a parking lot.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Dedicated to the Father of the British Fire Service.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Scotland's oldest purpose-built concert hall houses an incredible collection of ornate, centuries-old keyboards.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This monument is dedicated to a young boy who survived a disaster that forced Edinburgh to reevaluate its building codes.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This 15th-century structure had a long, tortuous journey to its current location.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The world’s first museum dedicated to the history of childhood opened in Edinburgh in 1955.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A sculpture in a secluded garden honors one of Edinburgh's most innovative thinkers and city planners.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The bell that once tolled atop a lost Edinburgh gate now hangs for all to see.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This unusual statue overlooking the Royal Mile has an interesting backstory.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The colorful stairs are made with marble from the world's major quarries.