Places zydeko Wants to Go

These characters from a Robert Louis Stevenson novel stand in an unlikely place.

A book bound in the skin of an infamous criminal, along with countless other specimens.

Journey through one of the oldest industrial sites in Scotland.

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

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

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

This 17th-century street hidden beneath Edinburgh was once a breeding ground for the black death.

The mystery of this small, brick pond eluded its possibly only investigator until his death.

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

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

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

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

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

Ruined 11th century abbey built by King David I in Edinburgh, Scotland.

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

The heads of two giant mythological water horses honor Scotland's horselord past.

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

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

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

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

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

A succession of eerily contemplative iron figures lead from a Scottish museum to the sea.

A giant pineapple, a symbol of hospitality, and an amazing vacation rental option.

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