A six-ton wedding present for the King of the Scots.

The final resting place of soldiers' loyal canine companions.

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

The tomb of one of Scotland's bloody historic villains is a magnet for bumbling desecrators.

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

The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?

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

The dance of this huge clock is a magnificent and eerie commentary on good and evil in the history of humankind.

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

360° views of the city plus five floors of optical illusions and hands-on science.

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

A sweet symbol marks the place where torturous executions were once carried out.

A labyrinthine network of chambers with a storied past hides below Edinburgh's South Bridge.

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

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

An incredible garden taking over the interior of a massive sinkhole.

A massive metal lobster welcomes tourists to a roadside restaurant.

A 100-foot-tall mural in South Australia.

An animatronic tribute to a legendary half-man, half-fish creature.

You can climb to the top of the world's largest rocking horse.

The colony of South Australia was proclaimed on a hot December day under a distinctively arched gum tree.

This stone tower was built in the late 19th century to signal the time to ships in the water.

These bronze sculptures sow whimsy by hamming it up on a pedestrian mall.

An iconic work of public art that lights up the downtown area.