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

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

A library where thousands of books explain how to avoid another Great Recession.

This obscure walkway links Edinburgh’s Old Town with one of the city's prime vantage points.

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

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

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

The fountain marks the area where hundreds of accused witches were burned at the stake.

Tiny effigies of the victims of Edinburgh's famous Anatomy Murders.

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

One of the oldest scientific gardens in Britain, containing more than 13,302 plant species in its core collection.