Places zydeko Wants to Go

This national park dedicated to the tallgrass prairie ecosystem still displays its military past.

This monument is dedicated to a young boy who survived a disaster that forced Edinburgh to reevaluate its building codes.

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

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

The building where Mary, Queen of Scots was said to have bathed in white wine.

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

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

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

A poetic monument to the Scottish Parliament.

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

Poetic, metallic giraffes adorn a square off an Edinburgh thoroughfare.

Many of Edinburgh's more unsavory characters spent their final days behind this door while awaiting their executions.

A magician and his beloved, pampered canine were buried together, within days of each other, due to a tragic twist of fate.

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

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

This extraordinary Viking artifact has traveled throughout the city.

Enter this small nook and you'll be surrounded by 360 degrees of street art.

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

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

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

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

Near the former site of numerous witch burnings, this lavish Edinburgh mainstay pays homage to Scotland's brutal history.

This series of Scottish caves has no clear purpose other than baffling historians.

Edison's cast-in-place concrete houses were a failure, but way ahead of their time.