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

Inside this home, the Icelandic national anthem was born.

A miniature of a lighthouse acts as a beacon for what transpires inside this location.

This city square dates back to the Scottish Enlightenment and was home to some of Scotland's brightest minds.

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

The lasting remains of a bygone era of open-air meat markets.

This statue stands as a message against the ills of Apartheid.

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.

A building-sized painting of the renowned 19th-century American abolitionist.

A former medieval fortress, now home to Edinburgh Napier University, contains a rather risqué work of art.

These trenches were used to train the Scottish military for life on the frontlines of World War I.

This former train tunnel is filled with lines from a poem crafted by Robert Louis Stevenson.

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

Aside from denoting a public square or market, this medieval structure was also a sign of a town's prosperity.

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

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

This severely painted building has a twisted connection to the witch hunts of the 1640s.

As part of an 800-year-old tradition, a man parades through town covered in a suit made out of spiky burrs.

A remarkable feat of Victorian engineering across the Firth of Forth.

On the outskirts of Edinburgh, a trio of topiary created by one man over the course of more than 20 years.

Accessible only at low tide, the deserted island is dotted with World War II ruins.

A remnant of the Roman army's presence on the coast of Scotland.