Overlooked by many, the two famous Scottish warriors guard the main gate of Edinburgh Castle.

This Scottish graveyard is the final resting place of the man who inspired the character Ebenezer Scrooge.

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

A verdant 17th-century-style garden hidden along Edinburgh’s Royal Mile.

This otherwise ordinary close on the Royal Mile constituted the end of the world for Edinburgh’s poorest residents.

This charming old building's loose connection with the Scottish Reformer is what saved it from demolition after it split apart.

A beautiful Greco-Roman structure houses a well once believed to have healing powers.

A statue in the heart of Edinburgh honors a bear that served in the Polish military during World War II.

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

The taxidermy remains of the first mammal ever cloned from an adult cell are on display in Edinburgh.

This early version of the guillotine was used to execute the man responsible for its construction.

There are plenty of wonderful panoramic vistas in Edinburgh, but not many are hidden smack in the middle of the Old Town.

Edinburgh's oldest statue hides within a parking lot behind the city's iconic cathedral.

The Scottish Reformation leader's grave was paved over and is now a parking lot.

Touching this 18th-century Scottish philosopher’s toe allegedly conjures good fortune.

A gallery of underwater art that can be visited by man and fish alike.

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

A roadway designed for a visiting monarch.

A 18th century graveyard and its astonishing cortege of macabre iconography.

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

Scotland's first Masonic lodge may also be the oldest in the world.

A former telephone box found new life as a photo booth and charity fundraiser.

The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.

America's first federal monument.