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

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

The U.K.'s first underground railway line is now a lively thoroughfare for runners and cyclists.

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

Anonymously sculpted and donated, these sculptures made from poetry books and pages are sprinkled around the city.

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

This king penguin is a knighted brigadier of the Norwegian Army.

This small museum in a 17th-century building honors three iconic Scottish writers.

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

One of Edinburgh's oldest pubs hides a 19th-century skittles alley in the back.

Overlooking the burial ground is a tower designed to prevent thieves from snatching the recently deceased.

This repurposed church offers a more literal way to get closer to the heavens.

Enter this small nook and you'll be surrounded by 360 degrees of street art.

A poetic monument to the Scottish Parliament.

Possibly the world's smallest museum is home to one exhibit that sheds light on the capital city's dark criminal history.

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

Ruined castle with subterranean vaulted Goblin Ha' or "Goblin Hall."

At high tide this strange footbridge appears to have no purpose whatsoever.

Journey through one of the oldest industrial sites in Scotland.

“It has nae lugs!”

Although it appears ancient and mysterious, the quirky folly was actually built 200 years ago by an eccentric estate owner.

These giant sculptures are supported by a bizarre menagerie of feet.

Journey through this open museum where even employees remain true to period.

Fortifications built for a Soviet invasion that never came now sit abandoned in a losing battle against nature.