This extraordinary Viking artifact has traveled throughout the city.

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

These steps offer a breathtaking view of one of Europe's most besieged fortresses.

This unassuming shed was the stage for a monumental event in British history.

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

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

This painting of a beloved dog will be on display at the Scottish National Gallery at long as the museum exists.

A statue in the heart of Edinburgh honors a bear that served in the Polish military during World War II.

This historic timepiece was a popular meeting place for romantic rendezvous in the 1960s.

A recreation of pop art pioneer Eduardo Luigi Paolozzi's London studio.

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

A secret garden in a picturesque Edinburgh village has inspired artists for centuries.

A medieval device used to punish and shame wrongdoers still hangs outside the village church.

This tiny weathered plot is one of the oldest Jewish cemeteries in Scotland.

The first Chinese student to graduate from a European university.

Nestled among the living residents is the final resting place of an apothecary plague victim.

An American ghost town hides along a side street in Scotland's capital.

A pair of stones embedded in an Edinburgh street memorialize one of the city's last public hangings.

This ordinary-looking mailbox has a rather explosive history.

The healing properties of this well attracted royals and commoners throughout the Middle Ages.

An ancient stone with mysterious origins stands in a residential neighborhood.

One of Edinburgh's most popular works of street art is located well off the beaten path.

Formerly abandoned underground complex to keep royals safe from a nuclear war that never came.

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