A public art piece that barely gets recognized, but then that might be the point.

This small sculpture honors a shuttered bookshop that was the site of a fiery act of protest.

An artist's whimsical transformation of everyday objects.

This ordinary-looking rock may have played an important role in a 16th-century Scottish battle.

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

Now home to a drinking establishment, this building has a macabre history.

A stone-filled garden in the heart of Edinburgh commemorates the father of modern geology.

This extraordinary Viking artifact has traveled throughout the city.

Designed to illustrate two parts of the human psyche.

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

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.

A rare remnant of an exposition that took place nearby at the end of the 19th-century.

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

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

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

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

This sculpture of disembodied body parts forms a poignant memory of the horrors of World War II.

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

Edinburgh’s version of the Sistine Chapel is this former church, with an interior covered in paintings done by one woman over the course of nearly a decade.

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

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

This extinct volcano rises above Edinburgh and is special for its panoramic views over the city.

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

A 131-year-old wunderkammer of Texas history.