Inside this cathedral is a shoulder bone belonging to the Patron Saint of Scotland.

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

A church that bred legends, and served as an inspiration for the Da Vinci Code.

The heart of a Scottish legend had a centuries-long journey before reaching its final resting place.

This massive, 30-foot-tall statue of the famed Scottish knight overlooks a grassy knoll.

This picturesque view of the Scottish Borders was beloved by Sir Walter Scott.

This historic timepiece was a popular meeting place for romantic rendezvous in the 1960s.

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

The colorful stairs are made with marble from the world's major quarries.

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

These plaques located in a court preserve a small piece of Edinburgh's history.

This cannonball embedded in the side of an Edinburgh house once served a surprisingly pedestrian purpose.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A plaque commemorates a Victorian scientist's monumental discovery about waves.

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

Scotland's oldest purpose-built concert hall houses an incredible collection of ornate, centuries-old keyboards.

The world’s first museum dedicated to the history of childhood opened in Edinburgh in 1955.