A multi-storied painting that depicts the area's rich and diverse maritime history.

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

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

An ancient stone with mysterious origins stands in a residential neighborhood.

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

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

This monument is dedicated to a young boy who survived a disaster that forced Edinburgh to reevaluate its building codes.

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

A shiny sculpture celebrating the mighty mollusk.

This mundane post marks the old location of the city's main postal hub.

These sculptures of various animals adorn the building that houses one of the capital's least known museums.

A medieval device used to punish and shame wrongdoers still hangs outside the village church.

The last remaining bottle-shaped kilns in Scotland stand alone in an Edinburgh suburb.

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

An artist's whimsical transformation of everyday objects.

This 16th-century close preserves an unusual piece of Edinburgh's transportation history.

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

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

This allegedly haunted 16th-century tower house-turned-museum exhibits thousands of spectacular objects.

A secret garden in a picturesque Edinburgh village has inspired artists for centuries.

This series of Scottish caves has no clear purpose other than baffling historians.

A rare and unique example of an 18th-century door latch calls this restaurant home.

Once designed as a natural history museum, this building is now home to a massive art gallery.

An ornate "graveyard" for some of the country's forlorn building relics.