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

This painting of a beloved dog will be on display at the Scottish National Gallery at long as the museum exists.

A pixel art killer whale is frozen mid-leap in this Vancouver square.

A 98-room castle in the middle of Toronto that bankrupted a 19th century electricity multimillionaire.

Louise Bourgeois' 30-foot-tall steel spider sculpture.

This inexpensive lodging house was once a prison notorious for its inhumane practices.

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

A stone monument acknowledging Scotland's right to have a separate Parliament from the one in Westminster.

Dedicated to the Father of the British Fire Service.

These wooden pipes were crucial to providing water to Medieval Edinburgh.

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

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.

The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?

These steps offer a breathtaking view of one of Europe's most besieged fortresses.

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

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

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 statue stands as a message against the ills of Apartheid.

Small sculpted heads of prominent phrenologists mark the outside of their former headquarters.

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

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

A quartet of brightly colored mythical beasts stand sentry at this gateway.

The artwork mysteriously appeared within an Edinburgh cemetery.