Places Vrielinkie Wants to Go

A series of three shiny letters mark the boundary of an old refuge for those being pursued by debt collectors.

It's a mystery how these curious columns wound up in an Edinburgh suburb.

This stack of stones honors a murdered 18th-century woman.

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

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

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

Come for the oysters, stay for the priceless art honoring inventors across history and Scotland's favorite outdoor sports.

Once home to a Scottish baronet, this 18th-century historic house doubles as a legendary art space.

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

This Arcadian garden in the Pentland Hills boasts over 270 artworks by Scottish artist and poet, Ian Hamilton Finlay.

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

Anonymously sculpted and donated, these sculptures made from poetry books and pages are sprinkled around the city.

A beautiful Greco-Roman structure houses a well once believed to have healing powers.

Small museum dedicated to the founder of electromagnetic theory.

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

The world’s first museum dedicated to the history of childhood opened in Edinburgh in 1955.

A labyrinthine network of chambers with a storied past hides below Edinburgh's South Bridge.

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

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

This 16th-century house tells the city's history through old artifacts and quirky tales.

This king penguin is a knighted brigadier of the Norwegian Army.

This early version of the guillotine was used to execute the man responsible for its construction.

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

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.