Places Vrielinkie Wants to Go

This repurposed church offers a more literal way to get closer to the heavens.

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

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

The artwork mysteriously appeared within an Edinburgh cemetery.

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

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

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

An iconic red telephone box turned tiny art gallery.

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

Another entry into the world of Edinburgh's pop-up artworks.

The world's first experimental nutritionist is memorialized as the "Hippocrates of naval medicine."

This stately bank building hides a spectacular star-studded ceiling.

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

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

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

A British plaque explains that a house was built using the spoils of the first international golf bet.

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

One of Edinburgh's oldest pubs hides a 19th-century skittles alley in the back.

The beloved bard's garb is proudly displayed within a Freemason's hall.

The 20th-century chapel’s intricate woodwork includes amazing details, most notably angels playing bagpipes.

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

Sprawled across the Great Hall ceiling are various constellations and images relating to the zodiac.

This was once a hall in which a 16th-century royal banquet was hosted by King James VI of Scotland.

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