A public art installation with a nautical themed poem, enhances this pedestrian street.

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

A former telephone box found new life as a photo booth and charity fundraiser.

A miniature of a lighthouse acts as a beacon for what transpires inside this location.

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

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

A verdant 17th-century-style garden hidden along Edinburgh’s Royal Mile.

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

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

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

Neon artworks light up this dark Edinburgh tunnel.

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

This historic pub has maintained much of its 1906 decor, including a small sequestered room for women, where orders were slipped through a tiny window.

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

A roadway designed for a visiting monarch.

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

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

The Scottish Reformation leader's grave was paved over and is now a parking lot.

A sweet symbol marks the place where torturous executions were once carried out.

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

Possibly the world's smallest museum is home to one exhibit that sheds light on the capital city's dark criminal history.

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

The bell that once tolled atop a lost Edinburgh gate now hangs for all to see.

This 15th-century structure had a long, tortuous journey to its current location.